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(Encyclopedia) wagon train, in U.S. history, a group of covered wagons used to convey people and supplies to the West before the coming of the railroad. The wagon replaced the pack, or horse, train…From the Minnetarees to the Shoshonees
Chapter 12 Chapter 14 From the Minnetarees to the Shoshonees Travelling in a westerly direction, with a very gradual descent, Captain Lewis, on the thirteenth of August, came…Lewis & Clark: From the Minnetarees to the Shoshonees
by NoahBrooks At the Sources of the MissouriAcross the Great DivideFrom the Minnetarees to the Shoshonees Travelling in a westerly direction, with a very gradual descent…Lewis & Clark: The Expedition Subdivided
by NoahBrooks Crossing the Bitter Root MountainsAdventures on the YellowstoneThe Expedition Subdivided On the third of July, accordingly, Captain Lewis, with nine of his…The Expedition Subdivided
Chapter 23 Chapter 25 The Expedition Subdivided On the third of July, accordingly, Captain Lewis, with nine of his men and five Indians, proceeded down the valley lying between…Antarctic Peninsula
(Encyclopedia) Antarctic Peninsula, glaciated mountain region of W Antarctica, extending c.1,200 mi (1,930 km) N toward South America. In the south, volcanic peaks rise to c.11,000 ft (3,350 m);…Scott, Robert Falcon
(Encyclopedia) Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868–1912, British naval officer and antarctic explorer. He commanded two noted expeditions to Antarctica. The first expedition (1901–4), in the Discovery,…Greene, Graham
(Encyclopedia) Greene, Graham (Henry Graham Greene), 1904–91, English novelist and playwright. Although most of his works combine elements of the detective story, the spy thriller, and the…Steele, Sir Richard
(Encyclopedia) Steele, Sir Richard, 1672–1729, English essayist and playwright, b. Dublin. After studying at Charterhouse and Oxford, he entered the army in 1694 and rose to the rank of captain by…Stuart, James Ewell Brown
(Encyclopedia) Stuart, James Ewell Brown (Jeb Stuart), 1833–64, Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War, b. Patrick co., Va. Most of his U.S. army service was with the 1st Cavalry in…Trending
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