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Eagle Pass
(Encyclopedia) Eagle Pass, city (2020 pop. 28,130), seat of Maverick co., W Tex., a port of entry on the Rio Grande opposite Piedras Negras, Mexico;…Bunyan, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Bunyan, Paul, legendary American lumberjack. He was the hero of a series of “tall tales” popular through the timber country from Michigan westward. Bunyan was known for his fantastic…Zhukovsky, Vasily Andreyevich
(Encyclopedia) Zhukovsky, Vasily AndreyevichZhukovsky, Vasily Andreyevichvəsēˈlyē əndrāˈəvĭch zh&oomacr;kôfˈskē [key], 1783–1852, Russian poet and translator. Zhukovsky wrote fine lyrics and odes…Oceanside
(Encyclopedia) Oceanside. 1 City (1990 pop. 128,398), San Diego co., S Calif., on the Gulf of Santa Catalina; inc. 1888. It is a commercial and trading center for an inland farm area and for nearby…Crazy Horse
(Encyclopedia) Crazy Horse, d. 1877, war chief of the Oglala Sioux. He was a prominent leader in the Sioux resistance to white encroachment in the mineral-rich Black Hills. When Crazy Horse and his…Appelfeld, Aharon
(Encyclopedia) Appelfeld, Aharon, 1932–2018, Israeli novelist, b. Cernauţi (Czernowitz), Romania (now Chernivtsi, Ukraine). His mother was killed during the Holocaust, and he and his father were sent…William Shakespeare: King John, Act V, Scene II
Scene IILewis's camp at St. EdmundsburyEnter, in arms, Lewis, Salisbury, Melun, Pembroke, Bigot, and SoldiersLewisMy Lord Melun, let this be copied out, And keep it safe for our remembrance:…Walt Whitman: Hush'd Be the Camps To-Day [May 4, 1865]
Hush'd Be the Camps To-Day [May 4, 1865]Hush'd be the camps to-day, And soldiers let us drape our war-worn weapons, And each with musing soul retire to celebrate, Our dear commander's death.…Collett, Camilla (Wergeland)
(Encyclopedia) Collett, Camilla (Wergeland)Collett, Camilla (Wergeland)kämēˈlä vĕrˈgəlän kôlˈĕt [key], 1813–95, Norwegian feminist novelist, essayist, and literary critic. Her feminist novels include…Lyon, Nathaniel
(Encyclopedia) Lyon, Nathaniel, 1818–61, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Eastford, Conn. After serving against the Seminole and in the Mexican War, he was stationed in California and…Trending
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