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Bent's Fort
(Encyclopedia) Bent's Fort, trading post of the American West, on the Arkansas River in present-day SE Colorado, E of Rocky Ford and La Junta and several miles above the mouth of the Purgatoire. The…Bingham, Hiram, 1875–1956, American archaeologist, historian, and statesman
(Encyclopedia) Bingham, Hiram, 1875–1956, American archaeologist, historian, and statesman, b. Honolulu; son of Hiram Bingham (1831–1908). He was educated at Yale (B.A., 1898), the Univ. of…Overland east of the Columbia
Chapter 20 Chapter 22 Overland east of the Columbia It was now early in May, and the expedition, travelling eastward along Touchet Creek, were in the country of their friends,…Lewis & Clark: Overland east of the Columbia
by NoahBrooks The Last Stage of the ColumbiaCamping with the Nez PercesOverland east of the Columbia It was now early in May, and the expedition, travelling eastward…guided missile
(Encyclopedia) guided missile, self-propelled, unmanned space or air vehicle carrying an explosive warhead. Its path can be adjusted during flight, either by automatic self-contained controls or…The Portrait of a Lady
Director: Jane CampionWriter: Laura JonesDirector of Photography: Stuart DryburghEditor: Veronika JenetMusic: Wojiech KilarProduction Designer: Janet PattersonProducers: Monty Montgomery and…The Celtic Twilight: Belief and Unbelief
by W. B. Yeats A Teller of TalesMortal HelpBelief and Unbelief There are some doubters even in the western villages. One woman told me last Christmas that she did not believe either in…Stevenson, Robert Louis
(Encyclopedia) Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850–94, Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist, b. Edinburgh. Handicapped from youth by delicate health, he struggled all his life against tuberculosis. He…Brewer's: Queen Anne is Dead
The reply made to the teller of stale news. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Queen Anne's BountyQueen A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…moose, in zoology
(Encyclopedia) moose, largest member of the deer family, genus Alces, found in the northern parts of Eurasia and North America. The Eurasian species, A. alces, is known in Europe as the elk, a name…Trending
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