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Isaiah
(Encyclopedia) IsaiahIsaiahīzāˈyə, īsāˈ– [key], prophetic book of the Bible. It is a collection of prophecies from a 300-year period attributed to Isaiah, who may have been a priest. Some scholars…Mesabi
(Encyclopedia) MesabiMesabiməsäbˈē [key], range of low hills, NE Minn., once famous for its extensive iron ore deposits. The ores were found in a belt c.110 mi (180 km) long and from 1 to 3 mi (1.6–4…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: November 21, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark November 20, 1805November 22, 1805November 21, 1805 November 21st Thursday 1805 a Cloudy morning most of the Indians left us, The nation on the…beach
(Encyclopedia) beach, a gently sloping zone where deposits of unconsolidated sediments are subject to wave action at the shore of an ocean or lake. Most of the sediment making up a beach is supplied…chronicle
(Encyclopedia) chronicle, official record of events, set down in order of occurrence, important to the people of a nation, state, or city. Almanacs, The Congressional Record in the United States, and…Geology of the Grand Canyon: Chapter Iii. The Terraces.
CHAPTER II. GEOGRAPHY OF THE G...CHAPTER IV. THE GREAT DENUDATION.CHAPTER III. THE TERRACES.In describing those subdivisions of the Grand Cañon district which are of greatest moment to the…Brewer's: A B C Book
A primer, a book in which articles are set in alphabetical order, as the A B C Railway Guide. The old Primers contained the Catechism, as is evident from the lines: That is question now; And then…fiddler crab
(Encyclopedia) fiddler crab, common name for small, amphibious crabs belonging to the genus Uca. They are characterized by a rectangular carapace (shell) and a narrow abdomen, which is flexed under…England, Church of
(Encyclopedia) England, Church of, the established church of England and the mother church of the Anglican Communion. In the first half of the 19th cent., the Catholic and apostolic character of…Smith, Zadie
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Zadie, 1975–, British writer. The biracial daughter of an English father and Jamaican mother, Smith burst on the literary scene in 2000 with her first novel, White Teeth, the…