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  • Walt Whitman's Life poster image canonical_images/feature/Whitman_Timeline_Canonical.jpg XXX Timeline
    Walt Whitman | Timeline

    Walt Whitman's Life

    From his working class childhood in Long Island, to a newspaper reporter in Brooklyn, and his reckless pursuit of the attention and affection he craved for his work.

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    Walt Whitman: Trailer

    Walt Whitman offered up his poetry as a perfect reflection of the America he saw.

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    Robert E. Lee | Article

    Surrender Documents

    The official surrender document of Lee's troops to the Union Army, signed at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.

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    Letters from Lee

    General Lee explains his reasoning behind his resignation from the U.S. Armed Forces.

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    Robert E. Lee | Article

    The Army of Northern Virginia

    The Army of Northern Virginia, commonly referred to as "Lee's Army," was the Confederacy's main fighting force in the Eastern Theater of the Civil War.

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    Robert E. Lee's Life in Images

    Robert E. Lee was a central character in America's defining national trauma, the Civil War. Explore other facets of his life through images. 

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    Biography: General Robert E. Lee

    No man proved a more worthy opponent to Ulysses S. Grant than Confederate General Robert E. Lee. 

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    The Life of Robert E. Lee

    Robert Edward Lee was the fourth child born to Colonel Harry and Ann Lee, prominent members of the Virginia aristocracy. Explore a timeline of his life.

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    Robert E. Lee | Trailer

    Robert E. Lee: Trailer

    To many a symbol of slavery and oppression, the Confederate general remains a source of fascination and, for some, veneration.

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    RFK: Teachers Guide

    RFK offers insights into topics in American history including the presidency, political families and campaigns, the tumult of the late 1960s and especially the shock year 1968.

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    Walt Whitman: Teacher's Guide

    Walt Whitman offers insights into social studies topics including the Civil War and the impact of war on soldiers and their families.

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    Significant Women in Flight

    Amelia Earhart may have been the most well-known woman pilot of her time, but she was neither the first nor the last to achieve great heights in the world of American Aviation.