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Pamir

(Encyclopedia) PamirPamirpəmērˈ, pä– [key] or Pamirs, mountainous region of central Asia, located mainly in Tajikistan and extending into NE Afghanistan and SW Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China…

orchid

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Rose pogonia, Pogonia ophioglossoides, a member of the orchid family orchid, popular name for members of the Orchidaceae, a family of perennial herbs widely distributed in both…

Braddock, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Braddock, Edward, 1695–1755, British general in the French and Indian War (see under French and Indian Wars). Although he had seen little active campaigning before 1754, Braddock was…

ground squirrel

(Encyclopedia) ground squirrel, name applied to certain terrestrial rodents of the squirrel family. In North America the name refers to members of the genus Citellus and sometimes to the closely…

lemming

(Encyclopedia) lemming, name for several species of mouselike rodents related to the voles. All live in arctic or northern regions, inhabiting tundra or open meadows. They frequently nest in…

hare

(Encyclopedia) hare, name for certain herbivorous mammals of the family Leporidae, which also includes the rabbit and pika. The name is applied especially to species of the genus Lepus, sometimes…

TwentyFourSeven

Director:Shane MeadowsWriters:Shane Meadows and Paul FraserDirector of Photography:Ashley RoweEditor:Bill DiverMusic:Neil MacColl and Boo HewerdineProduction Designer:John-Paul KelleyProducer…

Sarah Pratt Greene: De Massa ob de Sheepfol'

De Massa ob de Sheepfol'Sarah Pratt GreeneDe massa ob de sheepfol' Dat guard de sheepfol' bin, Look out in de gloomerin' meadows Whar de long night rain begin — So he call to de hirelin'…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 27, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 26, 1805July 28, 1805July 27, 1805 Saturday July 27th 1805. We set out at an early hour and proceeded on but slowly the current still so…