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Is Anne Frank At Last Taken Seriously As A Writer?, Laureen Nussbaum
Is Anne Frank At Last Taken Seriously As A Writer?, Laureen Nussbaum
World Languages and Literatures Faculty Publications and Presentations
In 1998, the emergence of five unknown pages written by Anne Frank once again focused attention on her diary. Despite the fact that the Netherlands Institute for War Documentation had unravelled the history of Anne's diary in "The Critical Edition" (Dutch 1986, 2001; English 1989, 2003) and had printed all available texts in parallel, readers were confused. This was partly due to Mirjam Pressler’s so-called ‘Definitive Edition’ of 1995 in which the strands, that had been so carefully separated in the Critical Edition, were once again tangled. A brief review of the different versions of Anne Frank's journal may be …
Describing A New Environment: Lewis And Clark And Enlightenment Science In The Columbia River Basin, William L. Lang
Describing A New Environment: Lewis And Clark And Enlightenment Science In The Columbia River Basin, William L. Lang
History Faculty Publications and Presentations
As part of a special issue of the 'Oregon Historical Quarterly,' examines the scientific aspect of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, focusing on the gathering, cataloging, and describing of plants and animals in the Columbia River Basin. Instructed by Thomas Jefferson to gather information on new species of plants and animals, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark collected specimens as they crossed the Continental Divide and entered the Columbia River Basin. Although Lewis generally held a negative view of the Indians the expedition encountered, he recorded their use of fish, plants, and game animals, and the Corps of Discovery traded with …
Dissecting The Columbia: Lewis And Clark West Of The Divide, William L. Lang
Dissecting The Columbia: Lewis And Clark West Of The Divide, William L. Lang
History Faculty Publications and Presentations
Introduces a special issue of the 'Oregon Historical Quarterly' on the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the area west of the Continental Divide. The issue deals with the explorers' descriptions of the Columbia River Basin and its flora, fauna, native people, and geography; the accuracy of their scientific observations; their geographic discoveries; and other topics.