The close of the Civil War ushered in profound changes in the character of American society. The North emerged from the war at the forefront of the process of recasting the national identity. In spite of the men it had lost, the North had been secure...

A tenant farmer is one who resides on and farms land owned by a landlord. Tenant farming is an agricultural production system in which landowners contribute their land and often a measure of operating capital and management; while tenant farmers...

Byline: EDDIE BARNES TENANT farmers have been given the first right of refusal to buy their rented land, under new laws passed by MSPs yesterday. Ministers hailed the move as a landmark that would give Scotland's 14,000 tenant farmers a more...

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In the middle of a nationwide manhunt during the most watched case of his career, Ed Brown sneaked away from detectives and reporters alike to teach Sunday school. The lesson: "Facing Opposition.""It really blesses you when you step back to think, 'This came up right...

Mass public shootings have become such a part of American life in recent decades that the most dramatic of them can be evoked from the nation's collective memory in a word or two: Luby's. Jonesboro. Columbine.And now, Virginia Tech.Since Aug. 1, 1966, when Charles Whitman...