The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 24Grolier Incorporated, 1999 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries A thirty-volume encyclopedia covering important world events while providing major new treatments of selected topics in various academic fields. |
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Page 146
... houses remain from the 17th century , including the Witch House , home of Judge Jonathan Corwin , where accused witches were examined ; the Pick- ering House ; the Retire Beckett House ; the Hath- away House ; and the House of Seven ...
... houses remain from the 17th century , including the Witch House , home of Judge Jonathan Corwin , where accused witches were examined ; the Pick- ering House ; the Retire Beckett House ; the Hath- away House ; and the House of Seven ...
Page 319
... House of , one of the oldest dy- nasties in western Europe . The French form of the name is Savoie , and the Italian form is Savoia . The history of the house may be con- veniently divided into the periods of the count- ship , the ...
... House of , one of the oldest dy- nasties in western Europe . The French form of the name is Savoie , and the Italian form is Savoia . The history of the house may be con- veniently divided into the periods of the count- ship , the ...
Page 508
... House police , these presidential guardians battled Puerto Rican na- tionalists trying to invade Blair House , the tem- porary White House , in order to kill President Harry S Truman . In the shootout , one policeman was slain , and two ...
... House police , these presidential guardians battled Puerto Rican na- tionalists trying to invade Blair House , the tem- porary White House , in order to kill President Harry S Truman . In the shootout , one policeman was slain , and two ...
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and blue skies in which the play of light | 288 |
katchewan has no saltwater coastline but unlike | 809 |
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