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Winstanley, Gerrard
(Encyclopedia)Winstanley, Gerrard: see Diggers. ...Diggers
(Encyclopedia)Diggers, members of a small English religio-economic movement (fl. 1649–50), so called because they attempted to dig (i.e., cultivate) the wastelands. They were an offshoot of the more important gro...Chatham, William Pitt, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Chatham, William Pitt, 1st earl of chătˈəm, 1708–78, British statesman, known as the Great Commoner. Proud, dramatic, and patriotic, Chatham excelled as a war minister and orator. He was the fath...mountain
(Encyclopedia)mountain, high land mass projecting conspicuously above its surroundings and usually of limited width at its summit. Although isolated mountains are not unusual, mountains commonly form ranges, compri...Browse by Subject
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