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Modern Leonidas: Spartan Military Culture In A Modern American Context, Samantha Henneberry
Modern Leonidas: Spartan Military Culture In A Modern American Context, Samantha Henneberry
Senior Honors Projects
His tomb is pointed to with pride, and so are his children, and his children’s children, and afterward all the race that is his. His shining glory is never forgotten, his name is remembered, and he becomes an immortal, though he lies under the ground... (excerpt from Tyrtaeus 12) The Spartan national war-poet Tyrtaeus wrote the above hymn in the seventh century BC as a dedication to the brave hoplites who gave their lives for Sparta. Its words are startlingly relevant to a modern American society currently at war; a society full of families who take great pride in their …
Captain Stephen Olney, Ruth Hortense James
Captain Stephen Olney, Ruth Hortense James
Student and Lippitt Prize essays
History of the life of Rhode Island patriot Captain Stephen Olney, beginning with his ancestry and birth in 1775 and before until his death in 1832.
North Kingstown In The Revolution, Mildred Wayne Harvey
North Kingstown In The Revolution, Mildred Wayne Harvey
Student and Lippitt Prize essays
Documents the patriotic efforts of North Kingstown, Rhode Island during the American Revolution, with notable acknowledgements to George Babcock and Samuel Phillips.
A Rhode Island Patriot, Alfred Willson Bosworth
A Rhode Island Patriot, Alfred Willson Bosworth
Student and Lippitt Prize essays
Chronicles the life and patriotism of Bristol, Rhode Island native Benjamin Bosworth, including his ancestry.