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King Philip's War
(Encyclopedia) King Philip's War, 1675–76, the most devastating war between the colonists and the Native Americans in New England. The war is named for King Philip, the son of Massasoit and chief of…Cayuse
(Encyclopedia) CayuseCayusekīy&oomacr;sˈ [key], Native North Americans who formerly occupied parts of NE Oregon and SE Washington. They were closely associated with the Nez Percé and spoke a…Veríssimo, Érico Lopes
(Encyclopedia) Veríssimo, Érico LopesVeríssimo, Érico Lopesĕˈrēk&oobreve; l&oobreve;pəs vərēsˈsēm&oobreve; [key], 1905–75, Brazilian writer. Veríssimo lectured and taught in the United…Geertz, Clifford James
(Encyclopedia) Geertz, Clifford JamesGeertz, Clifford Jamesgĭrts [key], 1926–2006, American cultural anthropologist, b. San Francisco. He was a professor of anthropology at the Univ. of Chicago from…White, Leslie Alvin
(Encyclopedia) White, Leslie Alvin, 1900–1975, American anthropologist, b. Salida, Colo., grad. Columbia, 1923, Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1927. He taught at the Univ. of Buffalo and was curator of…apple
(Encyclopedia) apple, any tree (and its fruit) of the genus Malus of the family Rosaceae (rose family). Apples were formerly considered species of the pear genus Pyrus, with which they share the…Tutsi
(Encyclopedia) TutsiTutsit&oomacr;tˈsē, t&oomacr;ˈ– [key] or WatutsiTutsiwä– [key], cattle-raising people of central Africa, particularly in Burundi and Rwanda; they are also known as Watusi…Kenton, Simon
(Encyclopedia) Kenton, Simon, 1755–1836, American frontiersman, b. probably Fauquier co., Va. In 1771, believing he had killed a man, he fled westward, assuming the name Simon Butler. He settled in…Blount, William
(Encyclopedia) Blount, William, 1749–1800, American political leader, b. near Windsor, N.C. He served in the American Revolution and later became a legislator in North Carolina, a member of the…Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus
(Encyclopedia) Heckewelder, John Gottlieb ErnestusHeckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestushĕkˈəvĕldər [key], 1743–1823, Moravian missionary in the United States, b. Bedford, England. Settling (1754) in…Trending
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