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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 11, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 10, 1805July 12, 1805July 11, 1805 Thursday July 11th 1805. We had now nothing to do but wait for the canoes; as they had not returned I…

Rhys, Jean

(Encyclopedia) Rhys, JeanRhys, Jeanrēs [key], pseud. of Ella Gwendoline Rees Williams, 1894–1979, English novelist, b. Dominica. Her novels written in the 1930s mercilessly exploit her own emotional…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 4, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 3, 1805June 5, 1805June 4, 1805 Tuesday June 4th 1805 This morning early Capt. C. departed, and at the same time I passed the wright hand…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 6, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 5, 1806May 7, 1806May 6, 1806 Tuesday May 6th 1806. This morning the husband of the sick woman was as good as his word, he produced us a…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 26, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 25, 1805June 27, 1805June 26, 1805 Wednesday June 26th 1805. The Musquetoes are extreemly troublesome to us. This morning early I…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 3, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 2, 1806May 4, 1806May 3, 1806 Saturday May 3rd 1806. This morning we set out at 7 A.M. steered N. 25 E 12 ms. to Kimooenem Creek through a…

Stegner, Wallace

(Encyclopedia) Stegner, Wallace (Wallace Earle Stegner), 1909–93, American writer, b. Lake Mills, Iowa, grad. Univ. of Utah (1930). He wrote perceptively of the American West in short stories, e.g.,…

French, Daniel Chester

(Encyclopedia) French, Daniel Chester, 1850–1931, American sculptor, b. Exeter, N.H., studied in Florence and in Boston with William Rimmer. After executing his first large work, The Minute Man (1875…