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Republican

(Encyclopedia) Republican, river, c.420 mi (680 km) long, formed in S Nebr. by the junction of the North Fork and Arikaree rivers. It is joined by the South Fork at Benkelman and flows E across the…

Bierstadt, Albert

(Encyclopedia) Bierstadt, AlbertBierstadt, Albertbērˈstät [key], 1830–1902, American painter of Western scenery, b. Germany. After traveling and sketching throughout the mountains of Europe, he…

Brewer's: Mountains of Mole-hills

To make mountains of mole-hills. To make a great fuss about trifles. “Ex cloaca arccm facere” (Cicero.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MountebankMountain-…

Poem: The Mountain

Poem 64 Poem 66 The Mountain The mountain sat upon the plain In his eternal chair, His observation omnifold, His inquest everywhere. The seasons prayed around his knees, Like children…

Mountains Quiz

Geography Quiz Country CapitalsContinentsMountains Rivers and LakesFlagsIn which country is Mount Fuji located? Japan Peru North Korea In which country is Mont Blanc located? Finland Fiji France…

Grizzly Mountain

Director: Jeremy HaftWriters: Jeremy Haft and Peter WhiteDirector of Photography:Andy ParkeEditors:Richard Westover and Anthony DalesandroMusic:Jon McCallumProducers:Anthony Dalesandro and…

Trapped in the Mountains

On October 31st, when the party was still 150 miles from Sutter's Fort, a storm hit, dumping several feet of snow. They became trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and were forced to…

Prisoner of the Mountains

Director: Sergei BodrovWriters: Arif Aliev, Sergei Bodrov and Boris GillerDirector of Photography:Pavel LebeshevEditors:Olga Grinshpun, Vera Kruglova and Alan BarilMusic:Leonid…

Fire on the Mountain

Directors/Producers: Beth Gage and George GageWriter: Beth GageEditors: Scott Conrad and Krysia CarterMusic: Todd BartonFirst Run Features; NR; 72 minutesRelease: 12/96With: Steve Kanaly and…

Brewer's: Mountain

(The) or Montagnards. The extreme democratical party in the first French Revolution; so called because they seated themselves on the highest benches of the hall in which the National…