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Miguel Delibes: Introduction and Biographical Sketch

For Students 9th - 10th
A fantastic resource translated to English which included a video welcome from Delibes himself (transcription in English, audio in Spanish), his bibliography and detailed biography.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Modern British Poetry: Biographical Sketches

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers brief biographies of many British poets of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These include Oscar Wilde, Thomas Hardy, Robert Louis Stevenson, A. E. Housman, and many more.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Jeannette Rankin (1880 1973)

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers a brief biographical sketch on Jeannette Rankin, a women's rights activist who was the first woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Marxists Internet Archive

Lenin Internet Archive: Biographical Portraits

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting collection of biographies of Lenin, mostly complimentary, but written by a variety of authors. Each writer is identified and some background provided for context.
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum: Truman Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
A very easy-to-read biographical sketch of Harry S. Truman. Includes suggestions for further reading.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Jose De Echegaray Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Nobel Foundation provides a biographical sketch of Echegaray and a photograph. Includes links to other related Nobel Prize winners and sites.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Camilo Jose Cela Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
This Nobel site contains a short biographical sketch of the nonfiction prize winner, along with a list of works.
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PBS

Pbs American Masters: Frank Gehry

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed biographical sketch of award-wininig architect Frank Gehry's life along with information on some of his most admired and influential works.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Weaver, James Baird

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress provides a brief biographical sketch of Weaver, who was the presidential candidate of the Greenback Party in 1880.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Wagner, Robert Ferdinand

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical sketch of Senator Robert F. Wagner, best known as the author of the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act) in 1935, which was part of the New Deal.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Clinton, Hillary Rodham 1947

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical sketch of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democratic Senator from New York, former First Lady and Secretary of State, and unsuccessful Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 2016.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Sanders, Bernard 1941

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical sketch of the political career of Bernie Sanders, a Senator and a Representative from Vermont who was also an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, and again in 2020.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Cheney, Richard Bruce 1941

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical sketch of Richard Cheney, Republican Representative from Wyoming and a Vice President of the United States under George W. Bush.
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US National Archives

Presidential Library and Museum: Herbert Clark Hoover

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical sketch of President Herbert Hoover. This biographical sketch goes through the life of Herbert Hoover chronologically.
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Arlington Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
This Arlington National Cemetery site provides a long and in-depth biographical sketch, links to related sites, and pictures of the tombstone of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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Bibliomania

Bibliomania: George Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th
This Bibliomania website features a biographical sketch of the life and works of George Eliot, the pseudonym of Marian Evans(1819-1880), and links to the full texts of her novels "MiddleMarch," "Mill on the Floss," and "Silas Marner."
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Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Biography of Anthony Trollope

For Students 9th - 10th
This Bibliomania website features a biographical sketch of the Victorian era author Anthony Trollope. Links are provided to full-text selections from Trollope's works.
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American Public Media

American Public Media: Jesse Jackson (1941 )

For Students 9th - 10th
Offered is a brief biographical sketch of Baptist preacher, Jesse Jackson, and the full text of his 1988 "Keep Hope Alive" speech at the 1988 Democratic National Convention.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Propaganda

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibit documents the critical role of propaganda in the Nazi effort to turn Germany into a totalitarian state driven to annihilate its enemies. Includes a gallery of primary source documents and artifacts, such as posters, books,...
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Society of Archbishop Justus

Society of Archbishop Justus: John Milton, Poet

For Students 9th - 10th
This biographical sketch of the English poet John Milton is very informative. It gives some basic information about his life, as well as some info on his writings.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Stanley Kunitz

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical sketch of Kunitz, an article by him, and an analysis of several of his works. Also provides a picture.
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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Salem Witchcraft Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
Focuses on this event's legal proceedings and includes the texts to original documents such as examinations, petitions and death warrants. Also contains brief biographical sketches of some of the people named as witches.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Emily Dickinson (1830 1886)

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of critical reviews of 16 of Emily Dickinson's poems. Most poems are analyzed by multiple critics. In addition, there are two biographical sketches, and essays examining her use of the dash and her lack of titles.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Mao Zedong (1893 1976)

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this site for a biographical sketch of the life of Chinese dictator Mao Zedong. It discusses his political career, as well as his literary career. A bibliography of his selected works is also provided.

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