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SurprisesJo was alone in the twilight, lying on the old sofa, looking at the fire, and thinking. It was her favorite way of spending the hour of dusk. No one disturbed her, and she used to…The True George Washington: Family Relations: Brothers
BrothersAs already noted, much of Washington's early life was passed at the homes of his elder (half-) brothers, Lawrence and Augustine, who lived respectively at Mount Vernon and Wakefield.…Candide: What Happened to Candide and Martin in France
Candide and Martin, While Thu... Candide and Martin Touch upon... What Happened to Candide and Martin in France Candide stayed no longer at Bordeaux than was necessary to dispose…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: September 15, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark September 14, 1805September 16, 1805September 15, 1805 Wednesday Septr. 15th 1805 We set out early. the morning Cloudy and proceeded on Down the…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 13, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 12, 1805August 14, 1805August 13, 1805 Tuesday August 13th 1805. We set out very early on the Indian road which still led us through an…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 31, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 30, 1805August 1, 1805July 31, 1805 Wednesday July 31st 1805. This morning I waited at my camp very impatiently for the arrival of Capt.…Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss
(Encyclopedia) Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816–94, American politician and Union general in the Civil War, b. Waltham, Mass. After serving in the Massachusetts legislature (1849–53), Banks entered…substance
(Encyclopedia) substance, in philosophy, term used to denote the changeless substratum presumed in some philosophies to be present in all being. Aristotle defined substance as that which possesses…Penn, Sir William, British admiral
(Encyclopedia) Penn, Sir William, 1621–70, British admiral. In the English civil war he served in Parliament's naval forces, and he joined the pursuit (1651–52) of Prince Rupert in the Mediterranean…diner
(Encyclopedia) diner, restaurant resembling the railroad dining car. In the mid-19th cent., the first dining cars that appeared on trains were nothing more than an empty car with a fastened-down…Trending
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