All posts tagged "pamphlet"
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6.3K1MassachusettsFrederick Douglass’ Fifth of July Speech Asks ‘What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?’
What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? is the popular name of a speech delivered by Frederick Douglass on the...
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12.1K2ConnecticutDutch Elm Disease, the Nightmare on Elm Street
When Dutch elm disease first appeared in southwestern Connecticut, horrified New Englanders responded immediately to save their beloved elms, state agriculture experts...
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10.4K3New HampshireThe Stone-Throwing Devil of New Castle, N.H.
During the summer of 1682, a stone-throwing devil persecuted a Quaker tavern owner named George Walton in what is now New Castle,...
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9.9K1Science and NatureThe Great Northern Lights Panic of 1719
A spectacular Northern Lights display on Dec. 11, 1719, sent New Englanders screaming into the night. It also inspired Puritan ministers to...
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