Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Almanac: Ranching in a Changing Land
Read how the traditional Texas professions of ranching and farming have changed throughout the history of Texas.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Texas Almanac: State of Texas Agriculture
Find out about the changes in Texas state agricultural industry over the past fifty years.
Denver Zoo
Denver Zoo: Cape Buffalo
The Denver Zoo features a comprehensive overview of the cape buffalo focusing on its habitat, range, adaptations, diet, physical characteristics, and more.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Pastoral Art
This website describes a specific type of landscape, the pastoral. Includes several examples of pastoral scenes and links to further information on the individual pieces of artwork.
Canis Major Publications
Dog Owner's Guide: Breed Profiles
Articles about many different dog breeds. Each gives an in-depth look at its characteristics, temperament and such. Great resource!
Other
Hermes: Herald of the Immortals
The Olympians depended on Hermes (Roman name "Mercury") to bring them all sorts of news. Learn about his role at this site, which includes a listing of all the times Hermes is mentioned in the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Able Media
Classics Technology Center: Life and Labors of Hercules
Lesson plan created for eighth-grade pupils with no Latin language background to learn about Hercules and his twelve labors. Includes handouts and examples of student work, as well as ways to add Latin to the project.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Frederic Remington
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Frederic Remington in addition to an extensive listing of his works as displayed at the museum.
Bagheera
Bagheera: Tropical Rain Forests
This site explores the value and diversity of tropical rain forests. Learn about the rate of decline of these natural wonders, the causes of deforestation, and more.
Merriam-Webster
Merriam Webster: Dictionary Illustration: Beef
Labeled diagram showing where different cuts of beef come from on a cow.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Cowboys of the Old West
Interesting facts and an overview of the life of the cowboys of the Old West between 1865 and 1885.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Montana: Grant Kohrs Ranch
John Grant[disambiguation needed], the original owner of the ranch, from 1853, is sometimes credited with founding the range-cattle industry in Montana. Conrad Kohrs, who bought the ranch c.1866, was among the foremost "cattle kings" of...
PBS
Pbs the West: Joseph Farwell Glidden
Information about the Illinois farmer who improved fencing the plains that led to the demise of open-range cattle ranching. Glidden is credited with the invention of barbed wire.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Economic Map of Africa, 1915
A map from 1915 of Africa and Madagascar showing the principal economic products of the area. The map is keyed to show areas of production for rubber, gum arabic, dates, cotton, gold, ivory, and cattle breeding. Other products are named...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Economic Map of Southern Africa, 1915
A map from 1915 of southern Africa showing main economic products, principal cities, ports, railways, mountains, rivers, and coastal features throughout the region. The map is keyed to show the areas of wine, wool, cattle, and ostrich...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Physical and Political Map of Africa, 1879
Map of pre-colonial Africa, showing the predominately native countries and territories of the African continent in 1879. The counties include the Barbary States of Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, Tripoli and Fezzan, the Egyptian territories of...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Animals of Asia, 1906
A pictorial map from 1906 illustrating the various animals that live in regions of Asia. "The white bear, the seal and many sea birds are found near the Arctic shore. In the cold parts of Siberia tribes of yellow people keep herds of...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Plan of Nancy, 1903
A map of "Nancy, the ancient capital of Lorraine, afterwards the chief town of the French department of Meurthe, and since 1872 that of the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle." -Kellogg, 1903This map shows the location of roads, a...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Montana, 1904
A map from 1904 of Montana showing the capital of Helena, major cities and towns, railroads, rivers, and mountains. The boundaries of Yellowstone National Park, primarily in Wyoming, are shown. "Montana was organized as a Territory in...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Nebraska, 1904
A map from 1904 of Nebraska showing the capital of Lincoln, major cities and towns, railroads, and rivers. "Nebraska - Territory organized in 1854; admitted to statehood in 1867. Area, 15,378 square miles, and population 1,067,000....
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: New York City, 1746
Landmarks of New York City in 1746. The legend is as follows: (A) The Fort; (B) The Chapel; (C) Secretary's office; (D) The Great Dock; (E) Port of Nutten Island; (F) Port of Long Island; (G) Dutch Church; (H) English Church; (I) The...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Economic Activity in North America, 1916
A map from 1916 of North America showing the economic production areas of the region. This map is color-coded to show industrial districts, productive, and non-productive regions. The map shows the principal extraction areas for coal,...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Railways and Economic Regions of South America, 1911
A map from 1911 of South America showing the primary railways, navigable rivers, and local economic resources. The map is keyed to show regions of coffee, cocoa, rubber, wool and mutton production, cattle breeding, and silver mining,...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Gibraltar, 1920
A detail map of the Rock of Gibraltar in 1920, showing the area under British control, the neutral zone with Spain, and the town of Linea (La Linea de la Concepcion). This map includes O'Hara's Tower, the Moorish Castle, Breakneck...
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