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Fassbinder, Rainer Werner
(Encyclopedia) Fassbinder, Rainer WernerFassbinder, Rainer Wernerrīˈnər vĕrˈnər fäsˈbĭnˌdər [key], 1946–82, German filmmaker, b. Bad Wörishofen, Bavaria. One of the most highly regarded and prolific…Halprin, Anna
(Encyclopedia) Halprin, Anna, 1920-2021, b. Wilmette, Il., as Ann Dorothy Schuman. She began studying dance as a child, and then briefly attended the…bond
(Encyclopedia) bond, in finance, usually a formal certificate of indebtedness issued in writing by governments or business corporations in return for loans. It bears interest and promises to pay a…Thomson, James , 1700–1748, Scottish poet
(Encyclopedia) Thomson, James, 1700–1748, Scottish poet. Educated at Edinburgh, he went to London, took a post as tutor, and became acquainted with such literary celebrities as Gay, Arbuthnot, and…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 27, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 26, 1804July 28, 1804July 27, 1804 white Catfish Camp July 27th Friday, Charged the Boat and Perogue after a Small Shower of rain,…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 24, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 23, 1806June 25, 1806June 24, 1806 Tuesday June 24th 1806. We collected our horses early this morning and set out accompanyed by our three…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, June 24, 1805
Day 736 Day 738 Lewis, June 24, 1805 Monday June 24th 1805. Supposing that Drewyer and R. Fields might possibly be still higher up medicine river, I dispatched J. Fields up the river with…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 29, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 28, 1806June 30, 1806June 29, 1806 Sunday June 29th 1806. We collected our horses early this morning and set out, having previously…Yeats, W. B.
(Encyclopedia) Yeats, W. B. (William Butler Yeats), 1865–1939, Irish poet and playwright, b. Dublin. The greatest lyric poet Ireland has produced and one of the major figures of 20th-century…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, September 22, 1805
Day 906 Day 908 Clark, September 22, 1805 Friday 22nd Septr. 1805 a verry worm day the hunters Shild killed 3 Deer this morning. I left them on the Island and Set out with the Chief &…