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(Encyclopedia)gold rush, influx of prospectors, merchants, adventurers, and others to newly discovered gold fields. One of the most famous of these stampedes in pursuit of riches was the California gold rush. The d...Evans, Mary Ann
(Encyclopedia)Evans, Mary Ann or Marian: see Eliot, George. ...Fort George G. Meade
(Encyclopedia)Fort George G. Meade, U.S. army post, 13,500 acres (5,460 hectares), central Md., between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.; est. 1917 as a World War I induction center. ...Dudevant, Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, baronne
(Encyclopedia)Dudevant, Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, baronne: see Sand, George. ...Scott, Richard Gilbert
(Encyclopedia)Scott, Richard Gilbert: see under Scott, Sir George Gilbert. ...Cole, Margaret Isabel (Postgate)
(Encyclopedia)Cole, Margaret Isabel (Postgate): see Cole, George Douglas Howard. ...Hanover, former kingdom and province, Germany
(Encyclopedia)Hanover hănˈōvər [key], Ger. Hannover, former independent kingdom and former province of Germany; Lower Saxony, NW Germany. Very irregular in outline, Hanover stretched from the Dutch border and t...Fox, Charles James
(Encyclopedia)Fox, Charles James, 1749–1806, British statesman and orator, for many years the outstanding parliamentary proponent of liberal reform. He entered Parliament in 1768 and served as lord of the admiral...Scott, Sir Giles Gilbert
(Encyclopedia)Scott, Sir Giles Gilbert: see under Scott, Sir George Gilbert. ...Bloody Assizes
(Encyclopedia)Bloody Assizes: see Jeffreys of Wem, George Jeffreys, 1st Baron. ...Browse by Subject
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