Woodcocks live in woods, and do not frequent the sea-shore or river-banks.

Woodcock

Woodcocks live in woods, and do not frequent the sea-shore or river-banks.

The snipe does not live so solitary a life as the Woodcock; it is occasionally seen in flocks.

Snipe

The snipe does not live so solitary a life as the Woodcock; it is occasionally seen in flocks.

The ruffed grouse is an American bird that likes hill-sides densely covered with evergreens or birch.

Ruffed Grouse

The ruffed grouse is an American bird that likes hill-sides densely covered with evergreens or birch.

(b. 1852) American educator and author

Henry Jackson Van Dyck

(b. 1852) American educator and author

(1612-1662) English statesman and writer. American governor of Massachusetts 1636-1637.

Sir Henry (Harry) Vane

(1612-1662) English statesman and writer. American governor of Massachusetts 1636-1637.

(1813-1880) American poet

Jones Very

(1813-1880) American poet

(1817-1852} American author

Lewis Wallace

(1817-1852} American author

<em>Death of General Wolf</em> by Benjamin West (1723-1820)

West, Death of General Wolf

Death of General Wolf by Benjamin West (1723-1820)

(1836-1936) American Major-General active in Civil War and the Spanish-American War. Held a seat in Congress 1881-1899.

General Joseph Wheeler

(1836-1936) American Major-General active in Civil War and the Spanish-American War. Held a seat in…

(1819-1892) American poet. Author of <I>Leaves of Grass.</em>

Walt Whitman

(1819-1892) American poet. Author of Leaves of Grass.

(1807-1892) American poet and writer

John Greenleaf Whittier

(1807-1892) American poet and writer

(1839-1898) American temperance reformer. President of the National Woman's Temperance Union and of the World's Woman's Temperance Union

Frances Elizabeth Willard

(1839-1898) American temperance reformer. President of the National Woman's Temperance Union and of…

(1806-1867) American author and magazine editor

Nathaniel Parker Willis

(1806-1867) American author and magazine editor

(1828-1861) American military officer. Killed during the Civil War while at the head of an assaulting column of Northern troops at Big Bethel, Virginia.

Theodore Winthrop

(1828-1861) American military officer. Killed during the Civil War while at the head of an assaulting…

(1703-1758) American theologian and president of Princeton.

Jonathan Edwards

(1703-1758) American theologian and president of Princeton.

American author

Tomas Paine

American author

(1811-1849) American author

Edgar A. Poe

(1811-1849) American author

(1795-1867) American author

Fitz Greene Halleck

(1795-1867) American author

(1789-1851) American author

James Fenimore Cooper

(1789-1851) American author

(1806-1867) American author

N. P. Willis

(1806-1867) American author

(1783-1859) American author

Washington Irving

(1783-1859) American author

The Eagle is endowed with immense muscular vigor, and is therefore, able to carry off prey of considerable size, (Figuier, 1869).

Golden Eagle

The Eagle is endowed with immense muscular vigor, and is therefore, able to carry off prey of considerable…

The Eagle is endowed with immense muscular vigor, and is therefore, able to carry off prey of considerable size, (Figuier, 1869).

Golden Eagle

The Eagle is endowed with immense muscular vigor, and is therefore, able to carry off prey of considerable…

The Eagle is endowed with immense muscular vigor, and is therefore, able to carry off prey of considerable size, (Figuier, 1869).

Imperial Eagle

The Eagle is endowed with immense muscular vigor, and is therefore, able to carry off prey of considerable…

The Eagle is endowed with immense muscular vigor, and is therefore, able to carry off prey of considerable size,(Figuier, 1869).

Imperial Eagle

The Eagle is endowed with immense muscular vigor, and is therefore, able to carry off prey of considerable…

The Eagle is endowed with immense muscular vigor, and is therefore, able to carry off prey of considerable size,(Figuier, 1869).

American Sea Eagle

The Eagle is endowed with immense muscular vigor, and is therefore, able to carry off prey of considerable…

With sharp claws, penetrating vision, and enormous strength, it is easy to understand that these birds inspire terror wherever they go, (Figuier, 1869).

Kestrel

With sharp claws, penetrating vision, and enormous strength, it is easy to understand that these birds…

United States soldier, 1901

United States: Soldier 1901

United States soldier, 1901

(1807-1882) American poet

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

(1807-1882) American poet

(1804-1864) American author

Nathaniel Hawthorne

(1804-1864) American author

Native American riding horse from an illustration by Frederick Remington.

Native American

Native American riding horse from an illustration by Frederick Remington.

A steam runabout, a light American automobile.

Runabout

A steam runabout, a light American automobile.

(1807-1877) American Morman leader.

Brigham Young

(1807-1877) American Morman leader.

Native American housing in the Plaines region.

Wigwam

Native American housing in the Plaines region.

(1750-1815) Lady Harriet followed her husband, Maj. John Acland, through Burgoyne's campaign of the American Revolution. Her story was published in England and America.

Lady Christian Henrietta Caroline Acland

(1750-1815) Lady Harriet followed her husband, Maj. John Acland, through Burgoyne's campaign of the…

(1820-1906) American political reformer.

Susan Brownell Anthony

(1820-1906) American political reformer.

(1741-1801) American military officer and traitor.

Benedict Arnold

(1741-1801) American military officer and traitor.

(1832-1906) American author.

Henry Martyn Baird

(1832-1906) American author.

Magnified cross-section of a flower-bud of the American Linden.

Bud

Magnified cross-section of a flower-bud of the American Linden.

A tuft of stamens with the petal-like scale of the American Linden.

Stamen

A tuft of stamens with the petal-like scale of the American Linden.

The American Linden in flower.

Flower

The American Linden in flower.

The pistil of the American Linden.

Pistil

The pistil of the American Linden.

The pistil of the American Linden, cut in two.

Pistil

The pistil of the American Linden, cut in two.

The flower of the American Crab-Apple.

Flower

The flower of the American Crab-Apple.

Pocahontas interceding for Captain John Smith

Pocahontas Interceding for John Smith

Pocahontas interceding for Captain John Smith

Native American dwellings on Manhattan Island, before the Dutch settlement

Manhattan Island Before the Dutch Settlement

Native American dwellings on Manhattan Island, before the Dutch settlement

John Elliot preaching to a group of Native Americans.

Elliot, Apostle of the Indians, Preaching to His flock

John Elliot preaching to a group of Native Americans.

Penn's Treaty with the Native Americans under the Elm Tree at Shackamaxon

Penn's Treaty with the Native Americans under the Elm Tree at Shackamaxon

Penn's Treaty with the Native Americans under the Elm Tree at Shackamaxon

Chaimerlain and Paugus at Lovewell's Fight

Chamberlain and Paugus at Lovewell's Fight

Chaimerlain and Paugus at Lovewell's Fight

A battle between English and French forces in Quebec.

Death of General Wolfe at Quebec

A battle between English and French forces in Quebec.

The Boston Tea Party - Destruction of the Tea in the Boston Harbor

The Boston Tea Party

The Boston Tea Party - Destruction of the Tea in the Boston Harbor

Death of American General Montgomery at Quebec

Death of Montgomery at Quebec

Death of American General Montgomery at Quebec

Native Americans abducting Jennie McRae

The Abduction of Jennie McRae

Native Americans abducting Jennie McRae

Capture of a British Spy by Americans.

Paulding, Van Wart, and Williams Capturing Major Andre

Capture of a British Spy by Americans.

Two women dressed as men arresting a pair of British officers.

Grace and Rachel Martin Capturing Two British Officers

Two women dressed as men arresting a pair of British officers.

Crowd of people outside of a building.

Faneuil Hall, Boston, At the Close of the Revolution

Crowd of people outside of a building.

Naval battle between an American ship and an Algerine corsair.

Capture of an Algerine Corsair

Naval battle between an American ship and an Algerine corsair.

American steamship being chased by Spanish man-of-war.

The Spanish Man-of-War Tornado Chasing the American Steamer "Virginius"

American steamship being chased by Spanish man-of-war.

A colonial political cartoon.

An Attempt to Land a Bishop in America

A colonial political cartoon.