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Waters, Alice

(Encyclopedia) Waters, Alice, 1944–, American chef and author whose advocacy of organically grown, locally produced seasonal food and of sustainable agriculture has influenced America's approach to…

Waters, Ethel

(Encyclopedia) Waters, Ethel, 1896?–1977, African-American singer and actress, b. Chester, Pa. As a singer, she is noted for her sultry, sophisticated, and dramatic version of the blues, evinced in…

Waters, Muddy

(Encyclopedia) Waters, Muddy, 1915–83, African-American blues singer and guitarist, b. Rolling Fork, Miss., as McKinley Morganfield. As a teenager he began singing and playing traditional country…

waters, territorial

(Encyclopedia) waters, territorial, all waters within the jurisdiction, recognized in international law, of a country. Certain waters by their situation are controlled by one nation; these include…

Guiscard

(Encyclopedia) Guiscard, Norman rulers in Sicily: see Robert Guiscard; Roger I.

Death by Water

Death by WaterPhlebas the Phoenician, a fortnight dead, Forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep sea swell And the profit and loss. A current under sea…

Water Polo

First Olympic Appearance: 1900 by John Gettings and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? Water polo players swim up to one and a half miles during the course of a water polo game. Related Links…

The Water of Life

The Water of Life Long before you or I were born, there reigned, in a country a great way off, a king who had three sons. This king once fell very ill—so ill that nobody thought he could live…

Brewer's: Water

(See Dancing Water.) The Father of Waters. The Mississippi (Indian, Michc Sepe), the chief river of North America. The Missouri is its child.…