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Lewis & Clark: In the Solitudes of the Upper Missouri
by NoahBrooks In the Haunts of Grizzlies and BuffaloTo the Great Falls of the MissouriIn the Solitudes of the Upper Missouri Under date of May 17, the journal of the…In the Solitudes of the Upper Missouri
Chapter 8 Chapter 10 In the Solitudes of the Upper Missouri Under date of May 17, the journal of the party has the following interesting entries:-- "We set out early and…Coxey, Jacob Sechler
(Encyclopedia) Coxey, Jacob SechlerCoxey, Jacob Sechlerkŏkˈsē [key], 1854–1951, American social reformer, b. Selinsgrove, Pa. He began his career as a stationary engineer, later turning to the scrap-…Geology of the Grand Canyon: The Permian.
THE TEMPLES AND TOWERS OF THE VIRGEN.THE PERMIAN.The idea of a terrace is not so typically represented in the Permian as it is in the superior formations. In many parts of the great stairway…silica
(Encyclopedia) silica or silicon dioxide, chemical compound, SiO2. It is insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alkalies, and soluble in dilute hydrofluoric acid. Pure silica is colorless to white.…Elbe
(Encyclopedia) ElbeElbeĕlˈbə [key], Czech Labe, a major river of central Europe, c.725 mi (1,170 km) long, rising in the Krknoše Mts., NW Czech Republic, and traversing NW Czech Republic in a wide…Geology of the Grand Canyon: Chapter I. The Plateau Province.
CHAPTER II. GEOGRAPHY OF THE G...CHAPTER I. THE PLATEAU PROVINCE.The investigations made by this division of the Geological Survey during the last two years have been pursued with the object…Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal
Grieving emperor who built the Taj Mahal for his late wife by David Johnson In 1612, a teenage girl, Arjumand Banu, married 15-year-old Shah Jahan, ruler of the Mughal Empire. Renamed…Walt Whitman: Salut au Monde!, Part 10
Part 10I see vapors exhaling from unexplored countries, I see the savage types, the bow and arrow, the poison'd splint, the fetich, and the obi. I see African and Asiatic towns, I see…Hutton, James
(Encyclopedia) Hutton, James, 1726–97, Scottish geologist, chemist, and naturalist. He was initially attracted to chemistry; he entered the legal profession at the Univ. of Edinburgh; turned to…Trending
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