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(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…Gibbon, John
(Encyclopedia) Gibbon, John, 1827–96, Union general in the Civil War, b. near Holmesburg (now part of Philadelphia), Pa., grad. West Point, 1847. Made a brigadier general of volunteers (1862), he…Bozeman
(Encyclopedia) Bozeman, city (2020 pop. 53,293), seat of Gallatin co., SW Mont.; inc. 1883. Named after John M. Bozeman, who led settlers here in 1864…The Hungry Stones and Other Stories: The Renunciation, I
by Rabindranath Tagore III It was a night of full moon early in the month of Phalgun. The youthful spring was everywhere sending forth its breeze laden with the fragrance of mango-…Magruder, John Bankhead
(Encyclopedia) Magruder, John BankheadMagruder, John Bankheadməgr&oomacr;ˈdər [key], 1810–71, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Winchester, Va. His reckless daring in the Mexican…Esalen Institute
(Encyclopedia) Esalen Institute, organization est. 1962 by Michael Murphy and Richard Price that was an important center for the so-called human potential movement of the 1960s and 70s. Located in…Fort Collins
(Encyclopedia) Fort Collins, city (2020 pop. 169,810), seat of Larimer co., N Colo., on the Cache la Poudre River, at the foot of the Rocky Mts., inc.…bunion
(Encyclopedia) bunion, swelling or thickening around the first joint of the big toe. The toe is forced inward and compresses the other toes. The fluid-filled sac, or bursa, in the toe joint becomes…Black River
(Encyclopedia) Black River. 1 River rising in SE Mo. and flowing c.300 mi (480 km) SE, then SW to the White River near Newport, Ark. It is partly navigable. Clearwater Dam is on the river near…Edward Big Daddy Roth 2001 Deaths
Edward “Big Daddy” RothAge: 69 car customizer and cartoonist whose outrageous designs—of both hot rods and cartoon characters—have been elevated to high art. His most famous character was Rat…Trending
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