Search

Search results

Displaying 351 - 360

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 16, 1804

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 15, 1804August 17, 1804August 16, 1804 Aug. 16th 1804 a Verry cool morning the winds as usial from the N W. Capt Lewis with men went out…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 21, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 20, 1805August 22, 1805August 21, 1805 Wednesday August 21st 1805. This morning was very cold. the ice 1/4 of an inch thick on the water…

Alcott, Louisa May

(Encyclopedia) Alcott, Louisa May, 1832–88, American author, b. Germantown, Pa.; daughter of Bronson Alcott. Mostly educated by her father, she was a friend of Emerson and Thoreau, and her first book…

Milne, David

(Encyclopedia) Milne, David, 1882–1953, Canadian painter, b. Ontario. He grew up in Canada and came to the United States in 1903, living for 13 years in New York City, where he studied at the Art…

Yersin, Alexandre Émile Jean

(Encyclopedia) Yersin, Alexandre Émile JeanYersin, Alexandre Émile JeanälĕksäNˈdrə āmēlˈ zhän yĕrsăNˈ [key], 1863–1943, French bacteriologist, of Swiss descent. He studied with Pasteur and worked on…

Woolman, John

(Encyclopedia) Woolman, John, 1720–72, American Quaker leader, b. near Mt. Holly, N.J. Originally a tailor and shopkeeper, Woolman was recorded a minister (1743) by the Burlington, N.J., Meeting.…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 22, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 21, 1806June 23, 1806June 22, 1806 Sunday June 22nd 1806. this morning by light all hands who could hunt were sent out; the result of this…