Mecca and Medina, its sister metropolis of the desert, are the two most mysterious cities in the world.Continuing Arabs Enter World War I,our
Ben Franklin Settles in Philadelphia
Today's installment concludes Young Ben Franklin,our selection from Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin published in 1771.If you have journeyed
Ben Franklin Arrives in Philadelphia
Thus, I went up Market Street as far as Fourth Street, passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father; when she, standing at the door, saw
Nightmare Voyage
With today’s installment we begin the passage from Chapter 3 portion of Ben Franklin’s AutobiographyContinuing Young Ben Franklin,our selection
Ben Franklin Leaves Boston
I sold some of my books to raise a little money, was taken on board privately, and as we had a fair wind, in three days I found myself in New
Ben Franklin Teaches Himself to Write
This encouraged me to think I might possibly in time come to be a tolerable English writer, of which I was extremely ambitious.Continuing Young Ben
The Beginning of Queen Anne’s War
By far the most dangerous and harassing attacks were those of small parties skulking under the edge of the forest, or lying hidden for days together,
Characteristics of the Early Frontiersmen
Today's installment concludes Frontiersmen Before the American Revolution,our selection from The Winning of the West by Theodore Roosevelt published
Warfare Against American Indians on the Early Frontier
The whites soon copied from the Indians their system of individual and private warfare. They probably caused their foes far more damage and loss in