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(Latin, a rare bird). A phenomenon; a prodigy; a something quite out of the common course. Black swans are now familiar to us; they are natives of Australia, and have given its name to the…
AVIS Samuel Brashear , a Representative from West Virginia;
born in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Va., February 19, 1872;
attended the public schools and Staunton (Va.) Military Academy;
was…
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Fionnuala, daughter of Lir, was transformed into a swan, and condemned to wander for many hundred years over the lakes and rivers of Ireland till the introduction of Christianity into that…
The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.Newbery Medal for Best Book: Crispin: The…
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