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travois

(Encyclopedia) travoistravoistrăvoiˈ [key], device used by Native North Americans of the Great Plains for transporting their tepees and household goods. It consisted of two poles, lashed one on…

Frank, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Frank, Robert, 1924–2019, Swiss-American photographer and filmmaker, b. Zürich. He immigrated to the United States in 1947 and became a citizen in 1963. One of the 20th century's most…

Chateaugay

(Encyclopedia) ChateaugayChateaugayshătˈəgē, –gāˌ [key], river, c.50 mi (80 km) long, rising in Chateaugay Lake in the Adirondacks, NE N.Y., and flowing through Quebec to empty into the St. Lawrence…

Hardin, John

(Encyclopedia) Hardin, John, 1753–92, Native American fighter, b. Fauquier co., Va. He served in Lord Dunmore's War (1774) and was a noted member of Daniel Morgan's riflemen during the Revolution.…

Herkimer, Nicholas

(Encyclopedia) Herkimer, Nicholas, 1728–77, American Revolutionary general. He was born in a German colony near the present town of Herkimer, N.Y. He served in the French and Indian War and was…

Klamath, indigenous people of North America

(Encyclopedia) KlamathKlamathklămˈəth [key], Native North Americans who in the 19th cent. lived in SW Oregon. They speak a language of the Sahaptin-Chinook branch of the Penutian linguistic stock (…

Batting: American League Leaders, 2002 Season

Batting Average BatGmABRHAvgTB2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBSlg Pct OBPManny Ramirez, BosR12043684152.3492823103310773850.647.450Mike Sweeney, KCR12647181160.340265311248661469.563.417Bernie Williams,…

Batting: American League Leaders, 1999 Season

Batting Average BatGmABRHAvgTB2B3BHRRBIBBInt BB SOSBSlg Pct OBPNomar Garciaparra, BosR135532103190.357321422271045173914.603.418Derek Jeter, NYR158627134219.3493463792410291511619.552.…

1998 Baseball Batting Averages

Batting Average   Bat Gm AB R H Avg TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB Int BB SO SB Slg Pct OBP Bernie Williams, NY S 128 499 101 169…