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Travis, William Barrett
(Encyclopedia) Travis, William BarrettTravis, William Barretttrăvˈĭs [key], 1809–36, hero of the Texas Revolution, b. Edgefield co., S.C. He moved to Claiborne, Ala., where he practiced law. Travis…Lowell, James Russell
(Encyclopedia) Lowell, James Russell, 1819–91, American poet, critic, and editor, b. Cambridge, Mass. He was influential in revitalizing the intellectual life of New England in the mid-19th cent.…Echeverría Álvarez, Luis
(Encyclopedia) Echeverría Álvarez, LuisEcheverría Álvarez, Luisl&oomacr;ēsˈ āchāvār-rēˈä älˈvärās [key], 1922–, president of Mexico (1970–76). A lawyer, he was formerly a law professor. As a…Reid, Thomas Mayne
(Encyclopedia) Reid, Thomas Mayne (Mayne Reid), 1818–83, British novelist, b. Ireland. He emigrated to the United States in 1840 and after various adventures in the West served as a lieutenant in the…Eagle Pass
(Encyclopedia) Eagle Pass, city (2020 pop. 28,130), seat of Maverick co., W Tex., a port of entry on the Rio Grande opposite Piedras Negras, Mexico;…Galliffet, Gaston Alexandre Auguste, marquis de
(Encyclopedia) Galliffet, Gaston Alexandre Auguste, marquis deGalliffet, Gaston Alexandre Auguste, marquis degästôNˈ älĕksäNˈdrə ōgüstˈ märkēˈ də gälēfāˈ [key], 1830–1909, French general. He served…Bustamante, Anastasio
(Encyclopedia) Bustamante, AnastasioBustamante, Anastasioänästäˈsyō b&oomacr;stämänˈtā [key], 1780–1853, Mexican general and president (1830–32, 1837–41). He served in the royalist army against…Bonneville, Benjamin Louis Eulalie de
(Encyclopedia) Bonneville, Benjamin Louis Eulalie deBonneville, Benjamin Louis Eulalie debŏnˈvĭl [key], 1796–1878, American army officer and trader who blazed portions of the Oregon Trail, b. France…Maximilian, 1832–67, emperor of Mexico
(Encyclopedia) Maximilian, 1832–67, emperor of Mexico (1864–67). As the Austrian archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, he was denied a share in the imperial government by his reactionary brother, Emperor…Slideshow: Native American Tribes of the Great Plains
by Liz Olson The Great Plains is an area of the United States stretching east to west from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and north to south from Canada to…Trending
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