Fourth of July Revelry Brings Beebe to Seadrift
Flora Beebe and her husband Jim abandon a quiet July plan to celebrate the Fourth at a bustling Seadrift resort. Flora, misled by a calendar error, discovers the holiday fell on Saturday and embraces a childlike joy with fireworks and a playful crowd while Jim cherishes the shared festive moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seadrift
Mrs. Beebe
Mrs. Cooper
Jim
Sarah
Flo
Beebes
Flora Beebe
Flora
Beebe
James
Anning
Jim Beebe
Dar
Seadriff
Coopers
Mr. Cooper
Captain of Adventure Rising Wolf and Hugh Monroe Saga
A condensed excerpt from My Life as an Indian recounts Hugh Monroe later known as Rising Wolf, his voyage with the Hudson's Bay Company, alliance with Lone Walker and Ap ah ki, adoption into the Blackfeet and marriage prospects, his years as a fur trapper, and a life spanning the Great Plains and Rockies with notable events including guiding Father De Smet and resisting Assiniboine attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rising Wolf
J. B. Schultz
Hugh Monroe
Blackfoot
Big Lake
la Roches
Montreal
Hugh
Three Rivers
Quebec
Hudson’s Bay Company
Lake Winnipeg
Monroe
Mountain Fort
Rocky Mountains
Lewis and Clarke
Yellowstone
Lone Walker
Wolf
Saskatchewan
Missouri
Plegans
Yellow River
Musselshell
Big River
Little Rockies
Bear Paw’ Mountains
Martas
Paradise
The
Judith
Lodge
Ile
Ap-ah’-kil
Apah’ki
Ap Sh'ki
Crash
Hudson's Bay Company
John
Rockies
England
American Fur Company
Lake
Winnipeg
de Smet
Chief Mountain
Saint Mary's Lakes
Canada
United States
Francois
Lizzie
Amelia
Mary
Old Sun
The American Creed by William Taylor Page
The statement declares belief in a government of the people through a republic and union. It emphasizes duty to love, support, obey, respect the flag, and defend the nation against enemies.
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United States of America
Edward Everett on American Destiny and moral power
The essay cites Edward Everett arguing that the United States should prefer persuasion and example to imperial force. He urges extending peace by moral force, not conquest, and envisions saving Sherry from oppression and placing virtue and liberty at the heart of a free republic.
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Edward Everett
Rome
Greece
Destruction of Sybaris Ends Its Wealthy Era
Ancient Greek colony Sybaris in southern Italy, founded about 720 B C by Achaea and Troezen immigrants, became famed for wealth and luxury. Nearby Croton destroyed the city in 510 B C, flooding the site by diverting the Grathis river.
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Sybaris
Italy
Gulf of
Tarentum
Achaea
Troezen
Croton
Grathis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pisa
Western Newspaper Union
Uncle James
Captains OF Adventure
Bobbs
Jerrill Compan
Teast
William Taylor Page
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