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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 23, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 22, 1805August 24, 1805August 23, 1805 Friday August 23rd 1805. This morning I arrose very early and despatched two hunters on horseback…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 18, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 17, 1805June 19, 1805June 18, 1805 Tuesday June 18th 1805. This morning I employed all hands in drawing the perogue on shore in a thick…

pragmatism

(Encyclopedia) pragmatismpragmatismprăgˈmətĭzəm [key], method of philosophy in which the truth of a proposition is measured by its correspondence with experimental results and by its practical…

O'Brien, William Shoney

(Encyclopedia) O'Brien, William Shoney, c.1826–1878, American silver magnate, b. Dublin, Ireland. He was brought to the United States as a child and worked in a New York grocery store before going to…

Anderson, Clinton Presba

(Encyclopedia) Anderson, Clinton Presba, 1895–1975, U.S. government official and senator, b. Centerville, S.Dak. He had a newspaper and insurance background before he served New Mexico as treasurer (…

Bremer, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Bremer, Paul (Lewis Paul Bremer 3d)Bremer, Paulbrĕˈmər [key], 1941–, U.S. diplomat and government official, b. Hartford, Conn. A career diplomat in the Foreign Service from 1966 to…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 5, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 4, 1805August 6, 1805August 5, 1805 Monday August 5th 1805 As Charbono complained of being unable to march far today I ordered him and…