This newspaper article, titled, "The Practice of Etching" gives a specific, technical account of how Mezzotints are made. With precise detailing of the how the images are etched and crafted, this article provides a quick background for someone who…
Almost two decades after founding Life Magazine, in 1901, John Ames Mitchell, a Harvard University educated architect, artist, and author, published The Pines of Lory with Life Publishing Company. The novel follows the unfolding of the unlikely…
Provides history and photos of Hemingway's personal yacht, as well as information on some factors which inspired Hemingway to write "The Old Man and the Sea."
This poem which appeared in the comic and satirical newspaper "Funny Folks" speaks on the subject of cheiromancy (spelled here as 'chiromancy'), and comically reveals the subjective and ultimately false nature of palm reading by telling the love…
Written in 1952, this short novel focuses on an old man out at sea trying to catch a large marlin. The overall tone and corresponding themes of this piece were mainly influenced by Hemingway's time in Key West rather than his experience during the…
This website gives us a concise timeline of the New York Yankees. It gives us insight on their establishment, golden age, post-golden age, and dynasty to present. This is a wide range of glorifying history from the early 1920s-present time.