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The Public and Private Life of Animals satirized the late Victorian world
The Public and Private Life of Animals (1877) by J. Thomas is a satirical book about animal life from the 19th century. My favorite thing about this book are the incredible illustrations. I can't get ...
Civil Servants Are Not America’s Enemies
Donald Trump is waging war on the civil service in the name of efficiency. But Washington created the modern civil service to ...
New children’s book explores Eau Claire in the late 19th century
Local author Frank Smoot and the Chippewa Valley Museum recently teamed up to create the book “oh claire! lost at half moon lake,” a children’s adventure book exploring what Eau Claire looked like in ...
Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ seeks to make America ‘greater’ in size by carving the world into 19th century-style spheres of influence
Since taking office, President Donald Trump has made clear he is manifestly determined to make America even more dominant in the Western Hemisphere.
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History under the floorboards: decoding the diets of institutionalised women in 19th century Sydney
The barracks is World Heritage Listed for its convict history, but is equally important for the story of 19th century Australian immigration. After the end of convict transportation to New South ...
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Dried plants 19th-century Australian colonial institution indicate secret, illicit snacking among residents
Analysis of dried plant remains from a 19th-century Australian colonial institution reveals the consumption of various foods not listed in official records, suggesting secretive snacking by residents.
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Fire destroys 19th century home under renovation
NORWOOD, Ohio (WXIX) - Fire roared through a 19th-century home under renovation in Norwood early Thursday, causing the roof to collapse. The house at Hudson and Floral avenues has been vacant ...
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Among the Centurions
The liberal pundit was hosting a book party at the Century, the private arts-and-letters club she’d joined during the pandemic, for her friend and fellow Centurion the media critic Margaret ...
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This Exhibition of George Loudon’s Collection in Venice Resurrects the 17th-Century Wunderkammer
Hot on the heels of the Venice Biennale, an exhibition at the Museo di Palazzo Grimani pairs objects and illustrations from 19th-century life sciences from the George Loudon Collection in England ...
Smithsonian Magazine26d
These Stunning 19th-Century Artworks Reveal the Contradictions of the Modern Woman
Many of his subjects were fashionable, bourgeois women, whom he depicted in an array of settings that reflected the many facets of modern life in the late 19th century. In brightly colored ...
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Cartoon characters and animals from 19th century fable book stock illustration...
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Beyond Evolution: Alfred Russel Wallace’s critique of the 19th century world
However, his legacy extends far beyond science. In the 19th century, Wallace’s observations were striking. British imperialism was at its zenith, and the Industrial Revolution was fueling a ...