Nineteenth Century Life Chapters

What made the 19th century an interesting but tumultuous time? What technological, cultural and social changes influenced life then? Explore those issues in this story collection.

SC Standards 8-4.2: Analyze how sectionalism arose from racial tension, including the Denmark Vesey Plot, slave codes, and the growth of the abolitio...

Although he cannot hear all the notes with his ears, Beethoven writes some of the best-known symphonies of all times.

As "The Nutcracker" tale comes to a close, expect the unexpected for Marie and The Nutcracker.

Taking part in the Civil War at such a young age is what creates Jesse's brutal outlaw status.

A military commission holds the trial of Mary Surratt and other conspirators.

Poe may be a victim of "cooping" when he is found ill and in distress in Baltimore. He dies alone in the hospital there.

Drosselmeier and his companion continue their quest to find both the hard nut, called Crackatooth, and the person who can crack it. They need both to ...

Recorded in England since 1678, crop circles yield bigger crop production.

As Jack the Ripper's second victim, Annie Chapman's murder is similar to Nichol's.

Alamo defenders continue to seek help even until the morning of March 6, 1836. Susanna Dickinson lives and recounts what she hears at dawn when the ba...

The Bowery Boys help the police enforce an anti-saloon law, but a riot breaks-out, led by the Dead Rabbits gang.

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