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(Encyclopedia) coast protection, methods used to protect coastal lands from erosion. Beaches can exist only where a delicate dynamic equilibrium exists between the amount of sand supplied to the…Zhejiang
(Encyclopedia) ZhejiangZhejiangjŭˈjyängˈ [key] or ChekiangZhejiangchĕˈkyăngˈ [key], province (2010 pop. 54,426,891), c.40,000 sq mi (103,600 sq km), SE China, on the East China Sea. The capital is…Types of Maps
There are several types of maps. Each show different information. Most maps include a compass rose, which indicates which way is north, south, east and west. They also include a scale so you…Colson Whitehead
Writer Colson Whitehead is a New York essayist and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the novel The Underground Railroad (2016). Raised in Manhattan, Colson Whitehead studied writing at Harvard…Harris Brown McDOWELL, Jr., Congress, DE (1906-1988)
McDOWELL Harris Brown, Jr. , a Representative from Delaware; born on a farm near Middletown, New Castle County, Del., February 10, 1906; attended the public schools of Middletown, Wilmington (Del…Wendell Howes MEADE, Congress, KY (1912-1986)
MEADE Wendell Howes , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Paintsville, Johnson County, Ky., January 18, 1912; attended the grade schools; was graduated from high school at Kentucky Military…Goodloe Edgar BYRON, Congress, MD (1929-1978)
BYRON Goodloe Edgar , a Representative from Maryland; born in Williamsport, Washington County, Md., June 22, 1929; attended the Williamsport public schools and St. Albans School of Washington, D.C…William Clay COLE, Congress, MO (1897-1965)
COLE William Clay , a Representative from Missouri; born on a farm near Fillmore, Andrew County, Mo., August 29, 1897; attended the public schools; served ten months as a mounted scout on the…William Josiah CROW, Congress, PA (1902-1974)
CROW William Josiah , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., January 22, 1902; attended the public schools; was graduated from Pennsylvania Military College…Clarence Godber BURTON, Congress, VA (1886-1982)
BURTON Clarence Godber , a Representative from Virginia; born in Providence, R.I., December 14, 1886; moved with his parents to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Va., at an early age; attended the…Trending
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