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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Battle of Mill Springs - The First Union Victory in the Western Theater
The Battle of Mill Springs (19 January 1862) was the first Union victory in the Western...
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Ulysses S. Grant - The General Who Won the American Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) was a Union general in the American Civil War and, later, the...
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Ulysses S. Grant: Victor of the American Civil War
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Confederate General Felix Zollicoffer - Commander at the Battle of Mill Springs
Portrait of confederate General Felix Zollicoffer, photograph, c. 1860s.
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Shooting of Confederate General Zollicoffer by Colonel Fry
Death of the Confederate General Zollicoffer, in the Battle of Mill Spring, KY, January 19th...
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Mill Springs Battlefield Visitor Center - Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
The visitor center at the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument, Nancy...
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The Debate Between Sheep and Grain - A Sumerian Argument Between Animal Husbandry & Agriculture
The Debate Between Sheep and Grain (circa 2000 BCE) is one of the...
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G. H. Thomas's Account of the Battle of Mill Springs - Excerpts From the Official Action Report
At the Battle of Mill Springs (19 January 1862) in Kentucky, Union...
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Offensive in the Cumberland: Battle of Mill Springs 1862
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The Home of the Fish - A Sumerian Poem of a Trap or a Welcome
The Home of the Fish is a Sumerian poetic monologue, most likely from the Ur III period (circa...
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George H. Thomas - The Underrated Hero of the Union
George H. Thomas (1816 to 1870) was a Union general in the American Civil War who first came to national...
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N. Bart Pearce Account of the Battle of Wilson's Creek - The Confederate View of the Conflict
Nicholas Bartlett Pearce (better known as N. Bart Pearce, 1828 to...
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| English Original | Language | Translation | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halicarnassus | Bengali | হ্যালিকার্নাসাস | Tuli Banerjee |
| Eridu Genesis | Portuguese | Génesis de Eridu | Filipa Oliveira |
| Nergal | Italian | Nergal | Elisa Mion |
| Ulysses S. Grant | Portuguese | Ulysses S. Grant | Filipa Oliveira |
| Ghosts in Ancient Mesopotamia | Italian | Fantasmi nell'antica Mesopotamia | Elisa Mion |
| Ancient Greece | Arabic | اليونان القديمة | Khadija Ashinawy |
| Enlil in the E-kur | Persian | اِنلیل در اِکور | Nathalie Choubineh |
| G. H. Thomas's Account of the Battle of Mill Springs | Bengali | জি এইচ থমাসের মিল স্প্রিংসের যুদ্ধের বিবরণ | Tuli Banerjee |
| Hadrian | Portuguese | Adriano | Filipa Oliveira |
| Julian of Norwich | Spanish | Juliana de Norwich | Celina Pirotta |
