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Vice Presidents

Find information about U.S. vice presidents, from John Adams in 1789 to Joseph Biden in 2009.   Name and (party)1 Term State of birth Birth and death dates President served under 1. John Adams (F)…

Twain, Mark

(Encyclopedia) Twain, Mark, pseud. of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835–1910, American author, b. Florida, Mo. As humorist, narrator, and social observer, Twain is unsurpassed in American literature.…

Canadian literature, French

(Encyclopedia) Canadian literature, French, the body of literature of the French-speaking population of Canada. Except for the narratives of French explorers (such as Samuel de Champlain and Pierre…

Federalist No. 23

No 22 No 24 The Necessity of a Government as Energetic as the One Proposed to the Preservation of the Union From the New York Packet.Tuesday, December 18, 1787.Hamilton…

William Shakespeare: Henry IV (Pt 1), Act I

Act IScene ILondon. The palace.Enter King Henry, Lord John of Lancaster, the Earl of Westmoreland, Sir Walter Blunt, and othersKing Henry IVSo shaken as we are, so wan with care, Find we a…

James Winthrop: Agrippa X

Agrippa XJames Winthrop1 January 1788by James Winthrop, AgrippaTo the People.Friends and Brethren,It is a duty incumbent on every man, who has had opportunities for inquiry, to lay the result…