Reliable Websites for Research & Information
Biography.com
http://www.biography.com
A database of 25,000 people- past & present
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Time 100: The Most Important People of the 20th Century
http://www.time.com/time/time100
Leaders & revolutionaries, artists & entertainers, builders & titans,
scientists & thinkers, and heroes & icons
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Biographies
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B
Historical people in American History
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Gallery of Achievers
http://www.achievement.org/galleryachieve.html
Biographies of achievers of all fields from around the world
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Island of Freedom
http://www.island-of-freedom.com
Biographies of nearly 100 theologians, philosophers, poets composers &
artists
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People Index
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/people.html
Very short biographies of people in world history. Especially useful is the
click-able timeline.
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Who’s Who in American History: Civil War to the Present
http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/bios/bios.html
Search for famous Americans by name, era, or occupation. Includes photos.
Top North American Athletes of the Century
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http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/athletes.html
From ESPN, biographies of the their choices for the best 100 athletes of the
20th century
National Baseball Hall of Fame
http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/index.htm
Hall of Famer biographies.
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History Channel
http://www.historychannel.com
this site
provides biographies and information of significant people & events
throughout History.
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Internet Public Library Biographies
http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref15.00.00/
Find artists & Architects, Authors, Entertainers, Musicians & Composers,
Politicans & Rulers, and Scientists & Inventors
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PBS-History
http://www.pbs.org/neighborhoods/history/
“Contains biographies of dozens of men and women whose lives have shaped the
course of history.”
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Hollywood.com
http://www.hollywood.com
Biographies of celebritites in movies and TV are included.
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How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com
Explains in simple words how things work.
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Inventors
http://inventors.about.com
Provides a wide range of information about famous inventors and
inventions.
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Library of Congress
www.loc.gov
Provides a wealth of information on thousands of topics across the
curriculum. The American Memory project, recommended.
American Verse Project
http://www.hti.umich.edu/a/amverse
The project is assembling an electronic archive of volumes of American poetry
prior to 1920. Since whole works are included, biographical information and
complete poems can often be found.
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Bartleby.com
http://www.bartleby.com
Search for short biographies of poets and writers. Many poems included.
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Literary History
http://www.literaryhistory.com/
This website contains literary information and literary criticisms.
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Schmoop Literature
http://www.shmoop.com/literature
This website contains a variety of information all of based on famous works
of literature, as well as, authors.
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PAL- Perspectives in American Literature
http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/table.html
This is a very thorough, reliable website based solely