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era of good feelings
(Encyclopedia) era of good feelings, period in U.S. history (1817–23) when, the Federalist party having declined, there was little open party feeling. After the War of 1812 all sections were anxious…Floyd, John Buchanan
(Encyclopedia) Floyd, John Buchanan, 1807–63, U.S. Secretary of War (1857–60) and Confederate general, b. Smithfield, Va. After failing as a lawyer and cotton planter in Arkansas, he returned to…The Pas
(Encyclopedia) The PasThe Paspäz, pä [key], town (1991 pop. 6,166), W Man., Canada, on the Saskatchewan River. Founded as a fur-trading post, it became in 1920 the starting point and headquarters of…Adam, the first man, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) AdamAdamădˈəm [key], [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female, giving them dominion over…Edwin Markham: The Man with the Hoe
The Man with the Hoe(Written after seeing Millet's world-famous painting)Edwin MarkhamBowed by the weight of centuries he leans Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, The emptiness of ages in…Old Man of the Mountain, in Islamic history
(Encyclopedia) Old Man of the Mountain, in Islamic history: see Assassin.Aesop's Fables: The Blind Man and the Cub
by Aesop The Oak and the ReedsThe Boy and the SnailsThe Blind Man and the Cub There was once a Blind Man who had so fine a sense of touch that, when any animal was put into his hands, he…Aeneas, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) AeneasAeneasēˈnēəs, ĭnēˈ– [key], palsied man whom Peter cured in the Acts of the Apostles.medicine man
(Encyclopedia) medicine man, among Native Americans and other traditional peoples as far back as Paleolithic times, a person believed to possess supernatural healing powers. Like the shaman the…Neanderthal man
(Encyclopedia) Neanderthal manNeanderthal mannēănˈdərthôlˌ, –tôlˌ [key] or Neandertal manNeandertal man–tôlˌ [key], a species of Homo, the genus to which contemporary humans belong, known as H.…Trending
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