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The Last Supper-oft referred to as The Lord's Supper, Communion, or the Eucharist-is one of the sacraments celebrated in Christian churches as a means of communing with Jesus and as a commemoration of His death. But whether or not one is a Christian, when The Last Supper is mentioned, inevitably the iconic painting by Leonardo da Vinci springs to mind. It has become a part of our collective consciousness. Created toward the end of the 15th cen...

The Last Supper-oft referred to as The Lord's Supper, Communion, or the Eucharist-is one of the sacraments celebrated in Christian churches as a means of communing with Jesus and as a commemoration of His death. But whether or not one is a Christian, when The Last Supper is mentioned, inevitably the iconic painting by Leonardo da Vinci springs to mind. It has become a part of our collective consciousness.Created toward the end of the 15th cent...

It was a magical night. Clear. So clear that you could see forever. A million, million stars filled the blackness, the moonless sky, from border to border, from north to south, from east to west. The stars seemed so close, as if you could reach out and touch them. Like you could reach up, swirl your hand around and capture a handful of them. So many stars they must have multiplied just for that special night. Then... a sudden flash... in the E...

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Charles Town, South Carolina. The Year of our Lord 1755It was rare for a woman, any woman, much less a silver-haired, 56-year-old woman, to own and manage a large plantation.But then, Anne Cormac was a rare woman.In addition to her other business and philanthropic enterprises, Anne Cormac owned and operated the highly successful Goose Creek Plantation-400 acres of prime farmland which produced fine, long-strand cotton, a substantial indigo cro...

Charles Town, South Carolina. The Year of our Lord 1755It was rare for a woman, any woman, much less a silver-haired, 56-year-old woman, to own and manage a large plantation.But then, Anne Cormac was a rare woman.In addition to her other business and philanthropic enterprises, Anne Cormac owned and operated the highly successful Goose Creek Plantation-400 acres of prime farmland which produced fine, long-strand cotton, a substantial indigo cro...

Americans love their automobiles, but it wasn't always so. When the first cars rolled off the assembly line, they were considered by many to be dangerous and a disruption of society. But by the 1920s, the automobile had moved from a luxury item and curiosity, to an essential part of the lives of millions of Middle Class Americans. Author Ralph E. Jarrells takes readers on a journey through the fascinating history of the development of the auto...

Avarice Madness DeathWoe to the man who betrays.It would be better for him if he had never been born.Thomas Edward Garrett is an outskirter among the social and political elite in his hometown of Charleston, South Carolina, a fact that grates on his soul and claws at his mind.He is wealthy...enough. He is handsome...enough. He is well-connected...enough. He is acceptable...enough. But he fails to possess the one thing essential for full accept...