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Austin

(Encyclopedia) Austin. 1 City, seat of Mower co., SE Minn., on the Cedar River, near the Iowa line; inc. 1868. The commercial and industrial center of a rich farm region, it is noted as…

San Juan, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) San JuanSan Juansăn wän [key], river, c.400 mi (640 km) long, rising in the San Juan Mts., SW Colo., and flowing generally W through N.Mex. and Utah to Lake Powell on the Colorado…

South Platte

(Encyclopedia) South PlatteSouth Platteplăt [key], river, c.450 mi (720 km) long, rising in the Rocky Mts. in many branches, which then join in central Colorado. It flows in a narrow canyon E and NE…

cliff dwellers

(Encyclopedia) cliff dwellers, Ancestral Pueblo people, sometimes called Anasazi, who were builders of the ancient cliff dwellings found in the canyons and on the mesas of the U.S. Southwest,…

Paraguay, country, South America

(Encyclopedia) CE5 ParaguayParaguaypârˈəgwā, –gwī, Span. pärägwīˈ [key], officially Republic of Paraguay, republic (2015 est. pop. 6,639,000), 157,047 sq mi (406,752 sq km), S central South…

The Cold War

Key events and moments during the tense time between the Western and Eastern Blocs 1945 Soviet army marches into Berlin; the German capital city falls. World War II ends. Soviet Union, United…

The Art of War

Director:Christian DuguayWriters:Wayne Beach and Simon Davis BarryTime Warner; 105 minutes; RRelease:9/00Cast:Wesley Snipes, Anne Archer, Donald Sutherland Wesley Snipes continues sprinting…

War Is Kind

Stephen Crane1899ContentsDo not weep, maiden, for war is kind.What says the sea, little shell?To the maidenA little ink more or less!"Have you ever made a just man?"I explain the silvered passing of…

War Poems

Meditations on War     If these men do not die well, it will be a black matter for the king that led them to it . . . compiled by Erin Martin   Related Links National Poetry…

Apologies for War

Appreciations of Sun Tzu Bibliography Apologies for War Accustomed as we are to think of China as the greatest peace-loving nation on earth, we are in some danger of forgetting that her…