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Lewis & Clark: A Great Transaction in Land

by NoahBrooks Beginning a Long JourneyA Great Transaction in Land The people of the young Republic of the United States were greatly astonished, in the summer of 1803…

A Great Transaction in Land

Chapter 2 A Great Transaction in Land The people of the young Republic of the United States were greatly astonished, in the summer of 1803, to learn that Napoleon Bonaparte,…

Results of 2008–2009 Bowl Games

BCS National Championship Game—Florida 24, Oklahoma 14 Rose Bowl—Southern California 38, Penn St. 24Orange Bowl—Virginia Tech 20, Cincinnati 7Sugar Bowl— Utah 31, Alabama 17Fiesta Bowl—Texas…

Pacific 10 Conference

Pacific 10 Conference ConferenceOverall WLTPFPAWLTPFPA *USC611214125921355212*Washington611232170741312280*Oregon620214176930326272*Stanford530233211741344307*…

ballot

(Encyclopedia) ballot, means of voting for candidates for office. The choice may be indicated on or by the ballot forms themselves—e.g., colored balls (hence the term ballot, which is derived from…

shoe

(Encyclopedia) shoe, foot covering, usually of leather, consisting of a sole and a portion above the sole called an upper. In prehistoric times skins or hides may have been tied around the foot for…

sequoia

(Encyclopedia) sequoiasequoiasĭkwoiˈə [key], name for the redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) and for the big tree, or giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), both huge, coniferous evergreen trees of…

Benton, Thomas Hart, U.S. Senator

(Encyclopedia) Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782–1858, U.S. Senator (1821–51), b. Hillsboro, N.C. Benton moved to Tennessee in 1809, was admitted to the bar in 1811, and served (1809–11) in the state senate…