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Liberty and Justice - America

gdcsNina wrote 1 week ago: From where did this nation receive it’s name? The name America came from a German writer of ge … more →

Tags: Blog Roll, liberty justice, united states, america, America's Name, amerigo vespucci, New World, Martin Waldseemuller, Cosmographiae Introductio

Simonetta Vespucci - The Face That Launched A Thousand Prints

virgirfewniajlittle wrote 3 months ago: The visage of a ravishing, young woman appears again and again in the art of Sandro Botticelli, Earl … more →

Tags: Humanities, simonetta, launched, thousand, Prints

Giveaway winner of: The Sign of the Weeping Virgin

WordsAndPeace wrote 3 months ago: The Sign of the Weeping Virgin by Alana WHITE 384 pages Published by Five Star Publishing in Decembe … more →

Tags: Reading Challenges, historical novels, Giveaway, Italy, Medici, boticelli, "Da Vinci"

USA Fast Fact of the Day

Marcus Haner wrote 3 months ago: North America was named after the explorer Americo Vespucci. Amerigo Vespucci (Italian pronunciation … more →

Tags: USA Fast Fact of the Day, USA, 'Merica, 'Merican, america, now that's merican, USA fast fact of the day, Fact, History

Alana White, Sign of the Weeping Virgin

KD Did It wrote 3 months ago: The Sign of the Weeping Virgin by Alana J. White Series: Five Star Mystery, 1 My rating: 3 of 5 star … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Historical, Mystery, Kidnapping, Family, murder, Ghosts, Love, Politics

Book review and giveaway: The Sign of the Weeping Virgin8 comments

WordsAndPeace wrote 4 months ago: The Sign of the Weeping Virgin by Alana WHITE 384 pages Published by Five Star Publishing in Decembe … more →

Tags: Reading Challenges, historical novels, Giveaway, Italy, Medici, boticelli, "Da Vinci"

Magnificent Florence

sienaheightschoir wrote 5 months ago: In grade school everyone learns geography based on familiar shapes. Coincidentally Michigan is a pen … more →

Tags: Italy, dr. tibbs, Siena Heights University, Choir, Art, Music, Florence, Michigan, Travel

ognissanti

Hannah wrote 6 months ago: You’re nostalgically strolling down Via Calzaiuoli on your last night in Florence. The street … more →

Tags: favorite places, Travel, Florence, Italy, Sandro Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, giotto, Ognissant, amerigo vespucci

Where to Buy Black Friday Amerigo Vespucci 20 - Famous Navy Training Tall Ships - Model Ship Wood Replica - Not a Model Kit Deals Cyber Monday 2012

ygpjnr wrote 8 months ago: Amerigo Vespucci 20″ – Famous Navy Training Tall Ships – Model Ship Wood Replica … more →

Tags: home - kitchen, 2012, Amerigo, black, Cyber, Deals, Famous, Friday, model

Black Friday Amerigo Vespucci 20 - Amerigo Vespucci - Model Ship Wood Replica - Not a Model Kit Cyber Monday Deals 2012

homekitchendealskuov wrote 10 months ago: Amerigo Vespucci 20″ – Amerigo Vespucci – Model Ship Wood Replica – Not a Mo … more →

Tags: home - kitchen, 2012, Amerigo, black, Cyber, Deals, Friday, model, Monday

Behind the Name: Venezuela1 comment

joehofmannphotography wrote 10 months ago: For this second installment of the “Behind the Name” series, we go to Venezuela! I have never been t … more →

Tags: Blog, Amerigo, hofmann, indigenous, Joe, maracaibo, Photography, stilts, Venezuela

Happy 4th of July! (MapNerds rejoice!)

The Restless Rani wrote 11 months ago: As some of my readers may be aware, I am fascinated by old maps.  They are a part of history that ca … more →

Tags: Travel, MapNerds, Maps, mapnerds, cartographer, america, 4th of July, Independence Day, german

Surprising Facts about Western Culture

Alan Brech wrote 1 year ago: Paraphrased nuggets from a really big book people say is great (From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of … more →

Tags: Philosophy, Humor, Cultural criticism, Religion, Barzun, goethe, Faust, The Aeneid, Virgil

In cautarea fericirii tot/i pornim

RaM!US wrote 1 year ago: Cu totii cautam fericirea, chiar si Columb, Magellan si Vespucci, toti au plecat in cautarea ei. S-a … more →

Tags: negru pe alb, calatorii, Travel, Fericire, Columb, Magellan, Tristete, pamânt

Watch Your Words!30 comments

tenthdoctor45 wrote 1 year ago: Several weeks ago,everyone is taken aback after listening to Newt Gingrich’s remark towards Pa … more →

Tags: Politics, Gaddafi, america, obama, Americans, White House, Palestine, hamas, Muslim

1. Why "America" and not "Columbia"?4 comments

AmericanClub wrote 1 year ago: A brief introduction Ok. Read more about this subject here: http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica … more →

Tags: History, america name, Amerigo

Immigration, Oh The Hypocrisy2 comments

X-InZaIN wrote 2 years ago: we have all learned about the great Amerigo Vespuccis, the admirable Christopher Columbuses, the Wil … more →

Tags: Controversy, American Irony, Immigration, illegal immigrant, Mexican, Alien, American, Columbus, Clark

How to discover a new continent

reflectionsandcontemplations (@martinlugton) wrote 2 years ago: The period before 1500 saw a transformation in the the way that Europeans understood the shape of th … more →

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Florence and Pisa in a Day

khawk34 wrote 2 years ago: Day 15 – Florence Mom’s Photo Count – 2004 Today is our last day in Italy, and I can’t say that I, a … more →

Tags: Tour of Europe Summer 2010, Dante, E.F. Tours, Fanta, Florence, Gelato, Glambologna, Hitler, leather


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