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Geronimo

(Encyclopedia) GeronimoGeronimojərŏnˈəmōˌ [key], c.1829–1909, leader of a Chiricahua group of the Apaches, b. Arizona. From his youth he participated in the forays of Cochise, Victorio, and other…

Franklin, Benjamin

(Encyclopedia) Franklin, Benjamin, 1706–90, American statesman, printer, scientist, and writer, b. Boston. The only American of the colonial period to earn a European reputation as a natural…

Webster, Daniel

(Encyclopedia) Webster, Daniel, 1782–1852, American statesman, lawyer, and orator, b. Salisbury (now in Franklin), N.H. As a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (1827–41), he became a leading political…

The Harry Potter Haiku Archive, Part II

Wizardry poetry from our readers! On to the Haiku Archive, Parts I, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and other kinds of Harry poems! All About Harry Haikus Hedwig is swooping through the…

Kids' Top 100 Favorite Books

Source: National Education Association (NEA). Web: www.nea.org/readacross/resources/kidsbooks.html . This list was tabulated from an online survey that the National Education Association ran from…

Vico, Giovanni Battista

(Encyclopedia) Vico, Giovanni BattistaVico, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät-tēˈstä vēˈkō [key], 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and historian, also known as Giambattista Vico, b. Naples. In 1699, Vico…

William of Occam

(Encyclopedia) William of Occam or OckhamWilliam of Occam or Ockhamboth: ŏkˈəm [key], c.1285–c.1349, English scholastic philosopher. A Franciscan, Occam studied and taught at Oxford from c.1310 until…

Little Women

Louisa May AlcottContentsPlaying PilgrimsA Merry ChristmasThe Laurence BoyBurdensBeing NeighborlyBeth Finds the Palace BeautifulAmy's Valley of HumiliationJo Meets ApollyonMeg Goes to Vanity…