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- Wilella Sibert Cather (December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) is among ... The first two are part of the so-called "prairie trilogy," ...10 KB (1,563 words) - 12:02, 5 May 2023
- 039; is generally regarded to be Little House on the Prairie. Laura’s simple ... * Little House on the Prairie 1935. A Newbery Honor book ISBN 0064400026 ...19 KB (2,983 words) - 17:50, 25 October 2022
- to what are now Wisconsin and Illinois. The term "Winnebago" ... The Winnebago were farmers of corn, hunters and fishers, who believed ...25 KB (3,880 words) - 11:01, 15 May 2023
- The Arts and Crafts movement was a British and American aesthetic ... arts, cabinet making, crafts, and even the "cottage" garden ...15 KB (2,276 words) - 17:43, 16 August 2023
- The Pottawatomie Massacre occurred during the night of May 24 and ... Brown was quoted as justifying the killings in accordance to "God’s ...7 KB (1,185 words) - 05:55, 30 November 2022
- Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was one of the ... and almost mystical love of nature. Like the Arts and Crafts Movement, ...16 KB (2,277 words) - 05:05, 9 April 2024
- The Midwestern United States (or Midwest) refers to the north-central ... The Census Bureau divides this region into the East North Central ...28 KB (4,092 words) - 10:57, 10 March 2023
- The Great Plains are the broad expanse of prairie and steppe that ... The region covers almost 500|mi|km east to west and 3000|mi|km ...26 KB (3,847 words) - 07:33, 4 January 2024
- The Redwood National and State Parks stretch along the northern Pacific ... Redwoods, Del Norte Coast Redwoods, and Prairie Creek Redwoods. ...31 KB (4,564 words) - 19:11, 16 April 2023
- The Potawatomi (also spelled Pottawatomie or Pottawatomi) are a Native ... The Potawatomi controlled a vast amount of territory in the 1700s ...28 KB (4,269 words) - 00:29, 12 April 2023
- The Deep South is a descriptive category of cultural and geographic ... The Deep South is a belt stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to west ...16 KB (2,381 words) - 08:36, 15 January 2023
- November 28, 1859) was an American author of the early nineteenth century. ... His famous home of Sunnyside just south of the Tappan Zee Bridge in ...11 KB (1,727 words) - 23:12, 3 May 2023
- Poltergeists, their name derived from the German poltern (to knock ... The most commonly reported type of poltergeist activity is generally ...20 KB (2,844 words) - 00:18, 12 April 2023
- or completely with earth, best known from the Native American cultures of ... Earth lodges are well-known from the more sedentary tribes of the ...18 KB (2,809 words) - 17:35, 12 February 2024
- place_of_birth=Sun Prairie, Wisconsin|Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA | ... American artist, widely regarded as one of the greatest painters of the twentieth ...23 KB (3,732 words) - 07:37, 24 January 2023
- Falcon is the common name for birds of prey comprising the genus Falco ... Although the members of the genus Falco are known as the "true ...17 KB (2,440 words) - 01:46, 29 June 2022
- The Black Hills are a small, isolated mountain range rising from the ... The Hills, which cover an area 125 miles long and 65 miles wide, include ...27 KB (4,267 words) - 18:05, 31 October 2023
- Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, with an area of 227 ... The 1874 "March West" of the federal government's new ...28 KB (3,852 words) - 03:30, 23 December 2022
- Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United ... Oklahoma was the destination of the Native American Cherokee tribes ...50 KB (7,185 words) - 10:30, 11 March 2023
- a prolific and popular American writer of the early nineteenth century. ... offenses," but he successfully captured the spirit of "rugged individualism ...22 KB (3,344 words) - 01:33, 8 February 2023
- architect and urban planner. Considered the preeminent architect in America ... for such major cities as Chicago, Cleveland (the Group Plan), San Francisco ...11 KB (1,511 words) - 18:15, 24 January 2024
- songwriter, and band leader. A pioneer of the Western Swing genre, Wills ... At its height in the 1940s, Wills' brand of Western Swing was ...10 KB (1,636 words) - 08:43, 16 November 2023
- 25, 1846 – June 9, 1911), was a member of the Woman's Christian Temperance ... Gloyd, suffered from alcoholism. This caused the dissolution of their marriage ...12 KB (1,895 words) - 14:52, 27 April 2023
- North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern and Western regions ... The Missouri River flows through the western part of the state and ...34 KB (4,932 words) - 10:04, 11 March 2023
- The Osage Nation is a Native American tribe in the United States, ... The Osage were originally known by Ni-U-Kon-Ska, which means meaning ...22 KB (3,480 words) - 10:50, 11 March 2023
- The State of Illinois is a state of the United States of America, ... a small number of French villagers inhabited the area at the time of the American ...44 KB (6,183 words) - 16:22, 12 February 2024
- Manitoba is one of Canada's 10 provinces; it is the easternmost ... It is known that there are several possible sources for the name ...41 KB (6,242 words) - 11:07, 9 March 2023
- South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United ... Located in the north-central United States, South Dakota is bisected ...41 KB (6,101 words) - 15:37, 4 February 2023
- The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 (C.E.) was a failed attempt by a group ... The Gunpowder Plot was one of a series of unsuccessful assassination ...20 KB (3,229 words) - 04:40, 7 December 2021
- Trnka graduated from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design ... He was dubbed "the Walt Disney of the East" Edgar Dutka ...21 KB (3,254 words) - 02:02, 9 February 2023
- and playwright. He has been called, “the conscience of his generation” ... to religious fundamentalism. During the “speakeasy” decade of ...15 KB (2,252 words) - 22:29, 29 January 2023
- Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern region of the ... The majority of Minnesota's residents live in the Minneapolis ...43 KB (5,977 words) - 18:51, 9 November 2022
- Nebraska is a state located on the Great Plains of the United States ... Originally home to the Plains Indians, the area was part of Louisiana ...48 KB (6,855 words) - 04:25, 11 March 2023
- Iowa is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America ... A north central state, it forms a bridge between the forests of the ...28 KB (4,107 words) - 18:56, 7 February 2023
- Colorado is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United ... Colorado is one of only four states in the United States to share ...37 KB (5,383 words) - 22:39, 7 January 2024
- it has specific rules and etiquette for the dancers to follow. different types of dance, with origins in the many kinds of dances that ...19 KB (2,953 words) - 16:29, 27 April 2024
- The Corn Laws were import tariffs designed to support domestic British ... a significant step towards free trade. The Corn Laws enhanced the profits ...16 KB (2,539 words) - 03:04, 8 January 2024
- and a UNESCO World Heritage Site hosting the densest and most exceptional ... Canyon was a major center of culture for the Ancient Pueblo Peoples. Chacoans ...30 KB (4,488 words) - 00:10, 4 December 2023
- Kansas is a Midwestern state located in the geographic center of the ... it was first settled by white Americans in the 1850s, in the midst of political ...47 KB (6,951 words) - 08:26, 28 February 2023
- Scottish novelist, best known for his novel, The Thirty-Nine Steps, and Unionist ... Buchan was the eldest child in the family of four sons and one surviving ...18 KB (2,741 words) - 04:22, 3 August 2022
- built by certain Indigenous peoples of the Americas apparently for astronomical ... Medicine wheels are found in the prairie regions of Canada and the ...19 KB (2,854 words) - 09:37, 10 March 2023
- Arkansas (are-can-saw) is a state located in the southern region of ... Little Rock became the center of international attention in 1957 when ...27 KB (3,857 words) - 02:49, 15 August 2023
- Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United ... The area's fertile soil and warm climate gave rise to the early ...32 KB (4,608 words) - 04:12, 4 November 2022
- and environmentalist, often called "The Dean of Western Writers" ... As a historian, Stegner concerned himself with the issues of community ...23 KB (3,464 words) - 18:47, 17 April 2023
- Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The park occupies 81.4 square ... Little is known of the people who constructed these dwellings, and ...23 KB (3,607 words) - 10:33, 10 March 2023
- that became a prominent feature of the nineteenth century American ... The first known large camp meetings were led by Presbyterian minister ...15 KB (2,238 words) - 18:58, 25 November 2023
- The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and ... The war started unsuccessfully for the Americans as their attempts ...42 KB (6,479 words) - 22:53, 3 May 2023
- April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw and the most famous member of the ... *In the episode of Little House on the Prairie titled "The Aftermath ...36 KB (5,651 words) - 02:37, 1 August 2022
- Altman has frequently been a favorite with most of the best critics ... have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film ...44 KB (6,977 words) - 03:11, 15 December 2022
- A dowry is a gift of money or valuables given by the bride's ... the author of the popular "Little House on the Prairie" series. ...20 KB (3,330 words) - 17:30, 30 January 2024
- , 772–846) was a poet of the T'ang dynasty (618–907) in China ... survival. Two of his most famous works are the long narrative poems Song ...14 KB (2,277 words) - 05:47, 26 August 2023
- ]]/) is a state in the Pacific Northwest and Great Plains regions ... The state ranks fourth in area, but 44th in population with 944,632 ...59 KB (8,584 words) - 13:12, 10 March 2023
- Texas is a state located in the south-central United States. Austin ... and has a steadily growing population of 23.9 million. Houston is ...36 KB (5,158 words) - 15:02, 30 April 2023
- , a euphemism for the up to 200,000 women who were forced to serve ... in military Comfort Stations throughout the Japanese theater during World ...27 KB (3,743 words) - 00:07, 8 January 2024
- Pierre Berton died in Toronto on November 30, 2004 of congestive heart ... 20, 1920 in Whitehorse, Yukon, and raised in the Yukon, where his parents had ...22 KB (3,103 words) - 05:19, 24 November 2022
- :For the former Secretary of Health and Human Services, see Louis ... architect, and is often referred to as the "father of modernism ...24 KB (3,459 words) - 04:09, 4 November 2022
- brought him admirers both within and outside the country scene, both in the ... He created, along with Owen Bradley, the smoother country music style ...16 KB (2,556 words) - 18:32, 8 December 2023
- The City of Rocks is a U.S. National Reserve and state park at the ... The City of Rocks is an extraordinary granite encirclement of rock ...16 KB (2,492 words) - 22:26, 10 December 2023
- Roy O. Disney, Walt Disney Productions, and the Disney World and Disneyland ... and saw many of his movies fail at the box office. Yet, he did not ...23 KB (3,587 words) - 22:09, 3 May 2023
- intrusion or volcanic neck located in the Black Hills in northeastern ... The Antiquities Act, granting the President authority to restrict ...18 KB (2,711 words) - 10:16, 29 January 2024
- The Battle of Vicksburg, or Siege of Vicksburg, was the final significant ... Grant had captured Jackson, the Mississippi state capital, in mid ...17 KB (2,734 words) - 01:42, 26 September 2023
- The State of Idaho is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the ... First occupied by American Indians, the region was explored by the ...41 KB (5,855 words) - 15:35, 12 February 2024
- The Wright brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948 ... The brothers' fundamental breakthrough was their invention of ...67 KB (10,436 words) - 14:04, 20 May 2023
- The Order of Cistercians (OCist; Cistercienses ), sometimes called the White Monks (from the color of their habit ...26 KB (4,063 words) - 22:24, 10 December 2023
- of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east ... The lands have been inhabited for millennia by aboriginal peoples ...54 KB (7,539 words) - 19:09, 25 November 2023
- who led a crime syndicate dedicated to the illegal traffic of alcoholic ... By the end of the 1920s, Capone had gained the attention of the Federal ...18 KB (2,835 words) - 04:20, 17 June 2023
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a 1900 children's novel written ... It is the first novel in the Oz series of books. A Kansas farm girl ...56 KB (8,538 words) - 21:33, 6 June 2023
- The Crow, also called the Absaroka or Apsáalooke, are a federally ... The Crow had migrated west to the plains where they adopted the lifestyle ...27 KB (4,037 words) - 06:29, 11 January 2024
- and roll singer and songwriter. Cash was the husband of country singer ... with his wife on an episode of Little House on the Prairie, entitled "The ...23 KB (3,723 words) - 06:42, 27 February 2023
- bison hunter and showman. He was born in the American state of Iowa, near ... The West was regarded as territory that needed to be tamed, settled ...27 KB (4,199 words) - 12:10, 8 May 2023
- [[Image:NBC, NewYork.jpg|thumb| The front entrance of the NBC Tower ... American television network headquartered in the GE Building (formerly RCA ...26 KB (4,061 words) - 14:41, 11 November 2022
- The State of Indiana is the 19th U.S. state and is located in the ... smaller industrial cities. It is known for the Indianapolis 500 automobile ...31 KB (4,480 words) - 18:55, 4 March 2024
- jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United ... #039;s rights, winning many arguments before the Supreme Court. In 1980, President ...79 KB (11,056 words) - 20:35, 17 April 2023
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central ... abundant resources, including Mammoth Cave, the world's longest cave ...39 KB (5,531 words) - 22:12, 3 March 2023
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was ... to achieving civil rights for all. He told the 1948 Democratic National Convention ...32 KB (4,916 words) - 21:09, 7 February 2024
- Canada. Known as la belle province ("the beautiful province") ... second-largest administrative division; only the territory of Nunavut is larger ...36 KB (5,238 words) - 15:40, 7 December 2022
- Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States ... The valley of the Willamette River in western Oregon is the most densely ...35 KB (5,141 words) - 10:41, 11 March 2023
- is best known for In Cold Blood (1965) and the novella, Breakfast at Tiffany ... aunt, Marie Rudisill, became known as "The Fruitcake Lady" on the ...40 KB (6,280 words) - 18:27, 2 May 2023
- Ohio is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Part of ... Prior to 1984, the United States Census Bureau considered Ohio part ...38 KB (5,430 words) - 22:43, 12 February 2022
- Tasmania is an Australian island and a state of the same name. The ... long from the northernmost point to the southernmost point and ...42 KB (6,077 words) - 04:33, 27 February 2023
- Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the ... "Detroit" is a word almost universally associated with the ...33 KB (4,747 words) - 10:07, 29 January 2024
- Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States ... and abolitionists, Missouri today mirrors the demographic, economic, and ...37 KB (5,435 words) - 11:13, 10 March 2023
- The State of Wyoming is a state in the western region of the United ... Wyoming has the distinction of being a state that provided several ...36 KB (5,337 words) - 14:13, 20 May 2023
- the people indigenous to the United States|broader uses of "Native ... quot;In combination with one or more of the other races listed." ...60 KB (8,901 words) - 04:20, 11 March 2023
- 1885) was a Canadian politician, founder of the province of Manitoba, and ... Riel led two resistance movements against the Canadian government ...46 KB (7,007 words) - 04:09, 4 November 2022
- Baseball is a team sport popular in North America, Latin America, ... Baseball is a rare sport in which there is no time limit for play ...67 KB (11,273 words) - 11:05, 20 September 2023
- Bobcat is the common name for a medium-sized wild cat of North America ... The bobcat is an adaptable predator that inhabits wooded areas, as ...41 KB (6,143 words) - 23:59, 11 January 2023
- Argentina is the second-largest country in South America and the eighth ... Its name derives from the Latin argentum, meaning silver, and was ...44 KB (6,290 words) - 17:44, 4 January 2024
- column of air that is in contact with the base of a cumulonimbus cloud ... more than a mile (1.6 km) across, and stay on the ground for dozens of miles ...56 KB (8,507 words) - 00:50, 20 February 2024
- Vancouver is the largest city in the province of British Columbia ... A 2006 study found that Vancouver had the third highest quality of ...51 KB (7,390 words) - 14:18, 3 May 2023
- sometime buffalo hunter, officer of the law in various Western frontier ... serves as a corrective over-and-against the way in which such outlaws ...59 KB (9,719 words) - 14:12, 20 May 2023
- New York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions ... its history as a gateway for immigration to the United States and its status ...44 KB (6,512 words) - 09:31, 11 March 2023
- Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada. The ... east of the Canadian Rockies. Calgary is well-known as a destination ...52 KB (7,693 words) - 18:23, 25 November 2023
- |image=[[Image:Anishinabe.svg|200px]] Crest of the Ojibwa people ... The Ojibwa or Chippewa (also Ojibwe, Ojibway, Chippeway) is one of ...46 KB (6,830 words) - 10:28, 11 March 2023
- The State of New Mexico is in the southwestern region of the United ... American populations and has been part of the Spanish viceroyalty of New ...63 KB (9,067 words) - 09:27, 11 March 2023
- Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, and its ... slate of world-class festivals, earning it the title of "The Festival ...47 KB (6,763 words) - 18:13, 12 February 2024
- Raccoon (sometimes racoon) is the common name for any of the New World ... The "common raccoon," P. lotor, also known simply as "the ...75 KB (11,261 words) - 20:56, 26 October 2023
