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J.R.R. Tolkien

Name at birth: John Ronald Reuel TolkienEnglish writer J.R.R. Tolkien is a towering figure in fantasy literature. He wrote the novel The Hobbit (1937) and the classic trilogy The Lord of the Rings (…

bossism

(Encyclopedia) bossism, in U.S. history, system of political control centering about a single powerful figure (the boss) and a complex organization of lesser figures (the machine) bound together by…

Erie Canal

(Encyclopedia) Erie Canal, artificial waterway, c.360 mi (580 km) long; connecting New York City with the Great Lakes via the Hudson River. Locks were built to overcome the 571-ft (174-m) difference…

The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems, 1866

ContentsThe Prince's ProgressMaiden-SongJessie CameronSpring QuietThe Poor GhostA PortraitDream-LoveTwiceSongs in a CornfieldA Year's WindfallsThe Queen of HeartsOne DayA Bird's-Eye ViewLight…

Weather: Fooling the Clouds

Fooling the CloudsWeatherBring on the RainDroplet to Drop … How Rain HappensTypes of PrecipitationFooling the CloudsSo Why Does It Rain? Now that we have a handle on the processes nature uses in…

1903–1920

1903—Boston A.L. 5 (Jimmy Collins); Pittsburgh N.L. 3 (Fred Clarke). WP—Boston: Dinneen (2, 6, 8), Young (5, 7); Pittsburgh: Phillippe (1, 3, 4). LP—Boston: Young (1), Hughes (3), Dinneen (4…

The Devil's Dictionary: Allegiance

by Ambrose Bierce ALLAHALLIANCEALLEGIANCE -n. This thing Allegiance, as I suppose, Is a ring fitted in the subject's nose, Whereby that organ is kept rightly pointed To smell the…

Cassini-Huygens

The Cassini-Huygens mission, launched in 1997 as a joint endeavor of NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian space agency, went into orbit around Saturn on June 30, 2004, and…

Vertigo (Film)

Author:W. G. Sebald Sebald's fascinating “nonfiction” books, The Emigrants (1996) and The Rings of Saturn (1998), earned the German writer a highly regarded if controversial reputation here…