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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, June 16, 1806
Day 1456 Day 1458 Clark, June 16, 1806 Monday June 16th 1806 Collected our horses early and Set Out 7 A M proceeded on up the Creek through a gladey Swompy bottom with grass and quawmash…Vyg
(Encyclopedia) VygVygvĭg [key], Finn. Uikujärvi, Rus. Vygozero, lake, c.300 sq mi (780 sq km), NW European Russia, in Karelia, between Lake Onega and the White Sea. It is fed by the Vyg River, which…abominable snowman
(Encyclopedia) abominable snowman or yetiyetiyĕtˈē [key], humanlike creature so named because it is associated with the perpetual snow region of the Himalayas. A figure unknown except through tracks…long march
(Encyclopedia) long march, Chin., Changzheng, the journey of c.6,000 mi (9,660 km) undertaken by the Red Army of China in 1934–35. When their Jiangxi prov. Soviet base was encircled by the…Karakorum, mountain range, Kashmir
(Encyclopedia) Karakorum or Karakoram, mountain range, extending c.300 mi (480 km), between the Indus and Yarkant rivers, N Kashmir, S central Asia; SE extension of the Hindu Kush. It covers disputed…Langmuir, Irving
(Encyclopedia) Langmuir, IrvingLangmuir, Irvinglăngˈmy&oomacr;r [key], 1881–1957, American chemist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Associated (1909–50) with the research laboratory of the General Electric…Canossa
(Encyclopedia) CanossaCanossakänôsˈsä [key], village, in Emilia-Romagna, N central Italy, in the Apennines. There are ruins of the 10th-century castle of the powerful feudal family that took its name…Sapir, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Sapir, EdwardSapir, Edwardsəpērˈ [key], 1884–1939, American linguist and anthropologist, b. Pomerania. Sapir was brought to the United States in 1889. After teaching at the Univ. of…The Song of Hiawatha: The Four Winds
The Peace-Pipe Hiawatha's Childhood The Four Winds "Honor be to Mudjekeewis!" Cried the warriors, cried the old men, When he came in triumph homeward With the sacred Belt of Wampum…Pierrot
(Encyclopedia) PierrotPierrotpēˌərōˈ [key] [Fr.,=little Peter], character in French pantomime. A buffoon, he wore a loose white tunic with big buttons, balloon sleeves, and white pantaloons. His face…Trending
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