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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 10, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 9, 1805June 11, 1805June 10, 1805 Monday June 10th 1805. The day being fair and fine we dryed all our baggage and merchandize. Shields…

Spaulding, C. C.

(Encyclopedia) Spaulding, C. C. (Charles Clinton Spaulding), 1874–1952, African-American insurance executive, b. Columbus co., N.C. In 1900, Spaulding, who had previously worked as a grocery-store…

Clarke, Arthur C.

(Encyclopedia) Clarke, Arthur C. (Sir Arthur Charles Clarke), 1917–2008, British science fiction writer. During World War II he served as a radar instructor and aviator in the Royal Air Force. After…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 14, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 13, 1805August 15, 1805August 14, 1805 Wednesday August 14th In order to give Capt. Clark time to reach the forks of Jefferson's river I…

Carroll, Lewis

(Encyclopedia) Carroll, Lewis, pseud. of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, 1832–98, English writer, mathematician, and amateur photographer, b. near Daresbury, Cheshire (now in Halton). Educated at Christ…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 13, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 12, 1806April 14, 1806April 13, 1806 Sunday April 13th 1806. The loss of one of our perogues rendered it necessary to distribute her crew…

Claxton, Philander Priestly

(Encyclopedia) Claxton, Philander Priestly, 1862–1957, American educator, b. Bedford co., Tenn., grad. Univ. of Tennessee (B.A., 1882; M.A., 1887) and studied at Johns Hopkins and in Germany. After…