Thursday, March 28, 2013

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


            Biographies of achievers of all fields from around the world

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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

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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


Find artists & Architects, Authors, Entertainers, Musicians & Composers, Politicans & Rulers, and Scientists & Inventors

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“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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Library of Congress
            www.loc.gov    

Provides a wealth of information on thousands of topics across the curriculum. The American Memory project, recommended.

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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


This website contains literary information and literary criticisms.

on famous works of literature, as well as, authors.

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PAL- Perspectives in American Literature


This is a very thorough, reliable website based solely

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