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Walt Whitman: Lingering Last Drops

Lingering Last DropsAnd whence and why come you?We know not whence, (was the answer,) We only know that we drift here with the rest, That we linger'd and lagg'd—but were wafted at last, and…

Jansen Saves His Best for Last

A gold medal and a world record in 1994 by Mike Morrison Related Links 2014 Winter Olympics Speed Skating Through the Years Encyclopedia: Speed Skating Memorable Moments Eric…

Review: <i>Save the Last Dance</i>

by Jace Clayton Related Links Movies of 2001Almanac: Chicago It's no secret that suburban white kids comprise hip-hop's largest audience. MTV Film's Save the Last Dance reflects this reality…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Last Farewell

The Last FarewellLines Written by the Author's Brother, Edward Bliss Emerson, Whilst Sailing out of Boston Harbor, Bound for the Island of Porto Rico, in 1832Farewell, ye lofty spires That…

Last Living Veterans of America's Wars

American Revolution (1775–1783) Last veteran, Daniel F. Bakeman, died 4/5/1869, age 109 Last widow, Catherine S. Damon, died 11/11/1906, age 92 Last dependent, Phoebe M. Palmeter, died 4/25/1911,…

Van Gogh, Vincent

(Encyclopedia) Van Gogh, VincentVan Gogh, Vincentvăn gō, Dutch vĭnsĕntˈ vän khôkh [key], 1853–90, postimpressionist painter, b. the Netherlands. Van Gogh's works are perhaps better known generally…

Apurímac

(Encyclopedia) ApurímacApurímacap&oomacr;rēˈmäk [key], river, c.430 mi (690 km) long, rising in the Andes, S Peru. It flows generally northwest in a narrow valley. After joining the Mantaro River…

Columbia Plateau

(Encyclopedia) Columbia Plateau, physiographic region of North America, c.100,000 sq mi (259,000 sq km), NW United States, between the Rocky Mts. and the Cascade Range in Washington, Oregon, and…

Sandys, Sir Edwin

(Encyclopedia) Sandys, Sir Edwin, 1561–1629, English statesman, leading promoter of the colony in Virginia; son of Archbishop Edwin Sandys. He studied law and was first returned to Parliament in 1586…