Online Biographies
- Online Biographies (Internet Oracle)
Anyone who is (or was) anyone is probably listed somewhere or linked off this
site. The Biographical Dictionary alone has more than 25,000 entries. One can find an area that
tells about today's movie stars, and a more serious part of the site lists
4000 Years of Women in Science. U.S. presidents and first ladies, senators, and American historical figures are also included. Hyperhistory Online details 3000 years of historical
events and the folks who made things happen.
- Presidential Biographies
A short biography of every U.S. president can be accessed at this
site. "Hail to the Chief" plays while the homepage is shown. Also included at this
site is a "Just for Kids" section where,
among other things, students can write to the current president, find out about "White House Pets," and get
information and trivia about the White House.
- Authors at About.com
This collection of biographies was created to help people find out about
authors, awards, book reviews, electronic texts, publishers, bookstores, and
more. Some authors are bundled into groups such as "Canadian Authors,"
Carribean Authors," "Japanese Authors," and so on. The complete works of
Shakespeare online are also linked to this site.
Reading Online, www.readingonline.org
Posted July 1999
© 1999-2000 International Reading Association, Inc. ISSN 1096-1232