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Crittenden, Thomas Theodore

(Encyclopedia) Crittenden, Thomas Theodore, 1832–1909, governor of Missouri (1881–85), b. Shelby co., Ky.; nephew of John J. Crittenden. In the Civil War he served (1862–65) as lieutenant colonel of…

Doniphan, Alexander William

(Encyclopedia) Doniphan, Alexander WilliamDoniphan, Alexander Williamdŏnˈĭfən [key], 1808–87, American lawyer and soldier, b. Mason co., Ky. He began (1830) to practice law in Lexington, Mo., and…

Rivers and Lakes

Geography Quiz Country CapitalsContinentsMountainsRivers and Lakes FlagsOf the three rivers below, which is longest? MississippiDanubeAmazonLake Ontario is the source for which river? OhioSt.…

Rivers to the Sea

Sara TeasdaleContentsSpring NightThe FlightNew Love and OldThe LookSpringThe Lighted WindowThe KissSwansThe Old MaidFrom the Woolworth TowerAt NightThe YearsPeaceAprilComeMoodsApril SongMay…

The Longest River

The Question: What is the longest river in the world and how long is it and through what countries does it flow? The Answer: The Nile is the…

Brewer's: Rivers

Miles in length. 2,578, the Nile, the longest river in Africa. 2,762, the Volga, the longest river in Europe. 3,314, the Yang-tze-Kiang, the longest river in Asia. 3,716, the Mississippi,…

River Phoenix

Name at birth: River Jude Bottom23-year-old River Phoenix was a young movie star when he died suddenly of drug-induced heart failure in 1993. His brief career was marked by critically-acclaimed…

Joan Rivers

Name at birth: Joan Alexandra MolinskyIn its 2014 obituary of Joan Rivers, The New York Times called her "the raspy loudmouth who pounced on America’s obsessions with flab, face-lifts, body hair and…

Thompson, David

(Encyclopedia) Thompson, David, 1770–1857, Canadian geographer, fur trader, and explorer, b. London, England. In 1784 he came to Fort Churchill, Canada, as an apprentice of the Hudson's Bay Company,…