Biography
Joshua J. Mark is co-founder and Content Director of World History Encyclopedia. He has lived in Greece and Germany, traveled extensively, especially through Egypt, and presently lives in upstate New York with his dog, Sammie. Mark was a part-time philosophy professor and writing instructor at Marist College, where he received a Faculty of the Year Award and the Special Services Award of Merit, and has also taught history and literature courses at the college level. He has published articles, short fiction, and creative nonfiction through various journals, magazines, and online.
Education
- MA English, SUNY College New Paltz
- BA English/Philosophy, SUNY College New Paltz
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P. G. T. Beauregard Later in Life
P. G. T. Beauregard, photograph by unknown photographer, c.1860 to c.1920. This photograph shows Beauregard later...
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Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield memorializes one of the most important battles of the Civil War, occurring...
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Sectional Divisions of the Civil War - The Correspondence of A. Nicholas and J.M. McCue
Sectional divisions between the North and South in the United States began...
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P. G. T. Beauregard - The Confederate Advocate for Civil Rights
Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard (P. G. T. Beauregard, 1818 to 1893) was an engineer and...
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P. G. T. Beauregard | Full Biography
Pierre Gustav Toutant Beauregard takes a prominent role in Civil War history for its first full year, then, in...
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Monument to P. G. T. Beauregard
General P. G. T. Beauregard on horseback statue, photograph by Infrogmation, New Orleans, Louisiana, 6 November 2008...
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Jefferson Davis' Message to Congress - States' Rights and Defense of Slavery
There were many events leading up to the American Civil War, with tensions becoming...
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Bronze Age Collapse - The Decline and Fall of Mediterranean Civilization
The Bronze Age Collapse (also known as Late Bronze Age Collapse) is a modern-day term...
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Macedon - Birthplace of Alexander the Great
Macedon was an ancient kingdom located in the north of the Greek peninsula first inhabited by the Mackednoi...
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The Myth of Etana - Faith and Kingship in Ancient Mesopotamia
The Myth of Etana is the story of the Sumerian antediluvian King of Kish who ascends to heaven...
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Losing an Opportunity at Bull Run - Porter's Critique of the Confederate Victory
William H. Russell’s account of the Union retreat at the First Battle of Bull...
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Panic at Bull Run - Russell's Account of the Union Retreat
Panic at Bull Run is an excerpt from a longer article, The Battle of Bull Run, by the famous...
