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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 27, 1804

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 26, 1804May 28, 1804May 27, 1804 Sunday May 27th as we were Setting out this morning two Canoos loaded with Bever elk Deer Skins &…

laissez-faire

(Encyclopedia) laissez-fairelaissez-fairelĕsˌā fârˈ [key] [Fr.,=leave alone], in economics and politics, doctrine that an economic system functions best when there is no interference by government.…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 19, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 18, 1805April 20, 1805April 19, 1805 Friday April 19th 1805. The wind blew So hard this morning from N. W. that we dared not to venture…

Latin American Integration Association

(Encyclopedia) Latin American Integration Association (LAIA), organization formed in 1980 by Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela,…

Krugman, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Krugman, PaulKrugman, Paulkr&oomacr;gˈmən [key], 1953–, American economist, b. Long Island, N.Y., grad. Yale (B.A., 1974), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., 1977). A…

Pacific Rim

(Encyclopedia) Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 12, 1804

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 11, 1804June 13, 1804June 12, 1804 12th of June, Tuesday We Set out early, passed thro a verry bad bend N. 25° W. 31/2 to apt. L. S. N. 70°…