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Brewer's: Draw the Long Bow
(To). To exaggerate. Some wonderful tales are told of Robin Hood and other foresters practised in the long bow. (See BOW.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Love and Death on Long Island
Director:Richard KwietniowskiWriter:Richard KwietniowskiDirector of Photography:Oliver CurtisEditor:Susan ShiptonMusic:Richard Grassby-Lewis, The InsectsProduction Designer:David…World Long Course Records
(Through April 13, 2008) MEN Distance Record Holder, country Date…Matt Whitaker RANSOM, Congress, NC (1826-1904)
Senate Years of Service: 1872-1895 Party: Democrat RANSOM Matt Whitaker , a Senator from North Carolina; born in Warren County, N.C., October 8, 1826; attended a private academy; graduated from…Long, Crawford Williamson
(Encyclopedia) Long, Crawford Williamson, 1815–78, American physician, b. Danielsville, Ga., M.D. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1839. He practiced in Jefferson, Ga. In 1842 he excised a tumor of the neck…Long, Earl Kemp
(Encyclopedia) Long, Earl Kemp, 1895–1960, American political figure, b. Winnfield, La.; brother of Huey Long. A lawyer, he was given a state office when his brother became governor. He ran for…Long, Huey Pierce
(Encyclopedia) Long, Huey Pierce, 1893–1935, American political leader, b. Winnfield, La.; brother of Earl Long. Originally a farm boy, he was an extremely successful traveling salesman before…Long, John Luther
(Encyclopedia) Long, John Luther, 1861–1927, American playwright, b. Hanover, Pa. In 1900, in collaboration with David Belasco, he dramatized his short story “Madame Butterfly” (1897), which Puccini…Long, Stephen Harriman
(Encyclopedia) Long, Stephen Harriman, 1784–1864, American explorer, b. Hopkinton, N.H. As an army engineer, Long was sent on several exploring and surveying expeditions. The first in 1817 was to the…Long Island City
(Encyclopedia) Long Island City, area of New York City, in SW Queens co., SE N.Y., on Long Island. An industrial and residential district, it has a waterfront on the East River and is connected with…Trending
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