The Man Without a Country and the Navy’s Iron Mentor
Narrator recalls Philip Nolan a legendary naval officer famed for discipline and learning. Nolan’s actions in freeing enslaved sailors and interpreting for a Portuguese crew forged his bond with Vaughan and the speaker. Nolan’s daily routine and devotion to family country and service shape the young narrator as he recalls seeking Nolan’s discharge years later.
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Philip Nolan
House of Virginia
Middle Passage
South Atlantic
Nolan
Mars
Hogshead
Vaughan
Cape Palmas
New Orleans
Rio Janeiro
Palmas
Moon
White Desert
St. Thomas Harbor
Washington
Heaven
South's Farm Production Value 1916 Results
The Manufacturers' Record reports 1916 total value of the South's agricultural products at over 4.65 billion dollars, only 8 percent below the U.S. total in 1900. Excluding livestock, crops reached 3.658 billion, up 1.072 billion from 1915, with cotton 1.080 billion, grain 1.283 billion, and hay tobacco and potatoes 440 million.
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United States
The Name of Old Glory by James Whitcomb Riley
The poem questions who gave the flag its name Old Glory and celebrates national pride. It frames the banner as timeless, linking its name to glory and to the people who rally around it, concluding that Old Glory derives from the grandeur of God and the flag’s symbolism.
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James Whitcomb
Riley
Ringo
Lory
Glory
Jenner
Tom
Arry
Olory
Oldory
James Whitcomb Riley
State of Indiana Presents Sword to Admiral Taylor
A February 23 1903 ceremony in Indiana honored Admiral Taylor who commanded the battleship Indiana in the Santiago engagement. A poet read an inspiring tribute to the flag praising its enduring glory and its role as a symbol for defenders at sea and ashore.
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Mr. Riley
Scraps of Odd Facts From an Obscure Era
A collage of dated curiosities notes seven hills of Rome and seven kachims at court with extra miscellany. It mentions elephants tusking males in Asia, cheese output per capita, and church work by apostles. It cites daily vehicle traffic in New York and oil use at U S lighthouses, plus stray household and agricultural observations.
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Rome
Asia
Forty-second Street
Fifth Avenue
New York
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edward Everett Hale
Mr. Nolan
Fort Adams
Secretary of War
Nodlan
Porter
Nakahiwa Islands
Essex Porter
Essex
Gamble
Pacific Ocean
Madison
Iron Mask
Linnaeus
John Foy
Kroomen
Fernando Po
Europe
Deen
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