Why the Possum’s Tail Is Bare

by James Mooney from Myths of the Cherokee: Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology

Anthropologist and ethnologist James Mooney (1861-19...

Old Dog

by RV Staff Writer J.C.

This short but impactful poem describes the ways a p...

Primary Source: Washington Monument Is Almost Finished

from Wisconsin State Journal, January 2, 1885

The Washington Monument is an iconic memorial on the...

Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Properly Horrified

by Lucy Maud Montgomery from Anne of Green Gables

Chapter IX passage: In this passage from "Anne of Gr...

The Bride of the South

by James Mooney from Myths of the Cherokee: Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology

Born in 1861, James Mooney was an anthropologist/et...

Boy Crazy

by RV Staff Writer J.C.

Kayla and Taylor have known Lucas forever, but after...

Primary Source: The Statue of Liberty

from Huntsville (Alabama) Gazette, November 6, 1886

The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1...

Tender Troubles

by Louisa May Alcott from Little Women

With so many sisters in the March family, it was ine...

The New Colossus

by Emma Lazarus

Written by Emma Lazurus in 1883, this poem appears o...

The Helpful Beaver

Brenda is a young beaver who wants to help her parents build a new lodge, but she is too small to cut down trees yet. Can Brend...