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EGG PHILOSOPHY
We have heard of "philosophy in a nut-shell " and "philosophy in an egg," and...
Jacob Perkins Steam Machinery
AFTER all that has been conjectured, and insinuated, and surmised, and written about Mr. Perkins's...
The War Steamer "Merrimac" Raised and Converted Into a Battering Ram
The "Merrimac" as a Rebel Battering Ram. The accompanying engraving of the Herrunac is from...
Photographs for Wood Engraving
All wood engravings have hitherto been first drawn by hand on wooden blocks for the...

Historical Figures

Daniel Shays

was an American soldier, revolutionary, and farmer. Daniel was famous for being one of the...

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton