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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 19, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 18, 1806July 20, 1806July 20, 1806July 19, 1806 Saturday July 19th 1806. Drewyer and J. Fields set out early this morning in conformity to…

Aru Islands

(Encyclopedia) Aru Islands or Aroe IslandsAroe Islandsboth: äˈr&oomacr; [key], group of about 95 low-lying islands, 3,306 sq mi (8,563 sq km), E Indonesia, in the Moluccas, in the Arafura Sea, SW…

Huangpu, city, China

(Encyclopedia) HuangpuHuangpuhwängˈp&oomacr;ˈ [key] or WhampoaHuangpuhwämˈpōˈäˈ [key], city, S Guangdong prov., SE China, on an island in the Pearl River. It is c.9 mi (14.5 km) SE of Guangzhou,…

Jones, James

(Encyclopedia) Jones, James, 1921–77, American novelist, b. Robinson, Ill. Written in the tradition of naturalism, his novels often celebrate the endurance of man. From Here to Eternity (1951), his…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 1, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 31, 1806August 2, 1806August 1, 1806 Friday August 1st 1806. The rain still continuing I set out early as usual and proceeded on at a good…

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