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A tale in prose or verse the incidents of which are hung upon what is marvellous and fictitious. These tales were originally written in the Romance language (q.v.), and the expression, “In…Le Duan
(Encyclopedia) Le DuanLe Duanlā dwän [key], 1908–86, Vietnamese Communist party leader. Imprisoned by the French colonial regime, he organized Communist forces in the South after the French…Foreland, North, and South Foreland
(Encyclopedia) Foreland, North, and South Foreland, headlands of Kent, SE England, forming parts of the boundary of The Downs (a roadstead). South Foreland is 4 mi (6.4 km) NE of Dover, and North…Women's Suffrage: Special Handicaps and Hazards
by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler The Invisible EnemyA New ImpulseSpecial Handicaps and HazardsNo reform of government can be written into law in America until it has run a…Potchefstroom
(Encyclopedia) PotchefstroomPotchefstroompŏchˈəfstrōm, –str&oomacr;m [key], city, now part and seat of Tlokwe local municipality, North West prov. (in what formerly was part of Transvaal), NE…North German Confederation
(Encyclopedia) North German Confederation, 1867–71, alliance of 22 German states N of the Main River. Dominated by Prussia, it replaced the German Confederation and included the states that had…Harrison, Jim
(Encyclopedia) Harrison, Jim (James Thomas Harrison), 1937–2016, American novelist, poet, and essayist, b. Grayling, Mich., grad. Michigan State Univ. (B.A., 1960; M.A., 1965). He began his writing…Women's Suffrage: Politics After the War
by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler The First Victory (1869)Two Amendments and Many WomenPolitics After the WarThe enfranchisement of the Negro did not have the effect upon…Kurdufan
(Encyclopedia) KurdufanKurdufankûrˌd&oobreve;fänˈ [key] or KordofanKordofankôrˌdəfănˈ [key], region (1983 pop. 3,093,294), S central Sudan. Kurdufan is divided into Northern and Southern Kurdufan…Americas, antiquity and prehistory of the
(Encyclopedia) Americas, antiquity and prehistory of the, study of the origins of the aboriginal peoples of the Americas. Archaeologists believe humans had entered and occupied much of the Americas…Trending
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