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Civil Rights Landmarks Across the United States, places where the movement took shape by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Alabama First African Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa Brown Chapel,…

Jerome, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Jerome, SaintJerome, Saintjərōmˈ, jĕrˈəm [key], c.347–420?, Christian scholar, Father of the Church, Doctor of the Church. He was born in Stridon on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia…

steel industry

(Encyclopedia) steel industry, the business of processing iron ore into steel, which in its simplest form is an iron-carbon alloy, and in some cases, turning that metal into partially finished…

Long Island, island, United States

(Encyclopedia) Long Island (1990 pop. 6,861,454), 1,723 sq mi (4,463 sq km), 118 mi (190 km) long, and from 12 to 20 mi (19–32 km) wide, SE N.Y.; fourth largest island of the United States and the…

Winter Olympics Biographies, A-Z

  A-D  | E-I  | J-L  | M-Z Anita DeFrantz Tenley Albright, American figure skater Oksana Baiul, Ukrainian figure skater Bonnie Blair, American…

Classical Mythology: The Good-Time God: Pan

The Good-Time God: PanClassical MythologyFriends, Fairies, and Fairy Tale MonstersFrom Dusk to Dawn: The Sisters of HeliusThe Good-Time God: PanThe Fairy Tale World: Giants, Ogres, and Monsters Half…

2013 Notable Books for Children

These books were chosen by a committee of librarians, educators, and other professionals for the Association for Library Service to Children. Younger…

Women Saints and Sinners

  Mata Hari Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models…