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hunter's moon
hunter's moon the next full moon after the harvest moon , which it resembles. ... Read more
Nimrod
Nimrod in the Bible, descendant of Cush who is recorded as a mighty hunter. ... Read more
Dard Hunter
Dard Hunter 1883-1966, American printer-publisher, b. Steubenville, Ohio. Hunter is known for his researches and writings on the history and technique of papermaking. From 1938 he was curator of the Dard Hunter Paper Museum, which he founded (see museums of science ). His writings include Paperma... Read more
Paul de Kruif
Paul de Kruif , 1890-1971, American author, b. Zeeland, Mich., grad. Univ. of Michigan (B.S., 1912). He was bacteriologist at the university from 1912 to 1917. Among his books are Microbe Hunters (1926), The Fight for Life (1938), and Hunger Fighters (1939). ... Read more
William Hunter
William Hunter 1718-83, Scottish physician. He was famous as a lecturer, as London's leading obstetrician, as professor of anatomy and later president of the Royal Academy of Arts, and as head of a school and museum of anatomy where many noted men were trained. He bequeathed his valuable anatomical... Read more
Martin v. Hunter's Lessee
Martin v. Hunter's Lessee case decided in 1816 by the U.S. Supreme Court. From 1779 to 1785, Virginia passed a series of laws by which the state confiscated all lands owned by foreigners. David Hunter was granted 800 acres of confiscated lands that had been willed to Denny Martin Fairfax, a British... Read more
Apostle Islands
Apostle Islands group of more than 20 wooded islands, in Lake Superior, off N Wis. Madeline, 13 mi (21 km) long, is the largest island and has the group's only settlement, La Pointe. Noted for their wave-eroded cliffs and abundant wildlife, the islands are visited by tourists and hunters. The islan... Read more
Edward Jenner
Edward Jenner 1749-1823, English physician; pupil of John Hunter. His invaluable experiments beginning in 1796 with the vaccination of eight-year-old James Phipps proved that cowpox provided immunity against smallpox. His discovery was instrumental in ridding many areas of the world of a dread dise... Read more
pinto horse
pinto horse American light horse , characterized by large, irregular color markings—most commonly black (or dark) and white. Horses of this pattern, known regionally as "paints" [Span. pinto =painted] were favored by the buffalo hunters of the American Great Plains. Although the pinto c... Read more
Thomas Mayne Reid
Thomas Mayne Reid (Mayne Reid), 1818-83, British novelist, b. Ireland. He emigrated to the United States in 1840 and after various adventures in the West served as a lieutenant in the Mexican War. He returned to England and began writing adventure stories that were especially popular with boys. The... Read more

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Amos Tutuola
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...gods and ghosts, ogres and pygmies, satyrs and magicians, and sundry other uncanny, Bosch-like monsters, such as the Smelling-Ghost, the Reverend Devil, the Television-handed Goddess, the Hairy Giant and a few "ghostesses, " all of whom experience no difficulty... Read more
Casper: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...roaming buffalo herds for sustenance; when European explorers and hunters began a wholesale slaughter of the buffalo, coinciding with...century. But, a city that lives on oil can die on oil. Nearly a Ghost Town Few communities escaped the repercussions of the Great... Read more
Montana
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...wildlife—elk, deer, bear, moose, and waterfowl—attracts hunters. Mountain and ski resorts draw other vacationers. Helena is...and severe weather have turned some farming communities into ghost towns, but agriculture, with the aid of irrigation, still provides... Read more
Redgrave, Vanessa
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre Redgrave, Vanessa (1937– ), English actress, considered by many the finest actress of her day, with a great talent for conveying ecstasy and excitement. She made her first appearance on the stage in 1957, and her London début in N. C. Hunter's A Touch of the Sun (1958) with her Read more

Dictionary entries related to "Ghost hunters."

Scouting on the Plains
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...SCOUTING ON THE PLAINS. Early fur trappers and hunters in the West, such as Kit Carson and William...of 1876 – 1877, and later in the Ghost Dance uprising of 1890 – 1891. In...Christopher Wells See also Frontier Defense ; Ghost Dance . Read more
Pontianak
Book article from: Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names ...pontianak ‘spirits’ in the area. According to legend, hunters became frightened of the noises they heard in the jungle at night which they likened to the screams of the ghost of a woman dying in childbirth—which is what the name translates... Read more
Jones, Chuck
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...The Good Egg ; Sniffles and the Bookworm ; Curious Puppy 1940 Mighty Hunters ; Elmer's Candid Camera ; Sniffles Takes a Trip ; Tom Thumb in Trouble ; The Egg Collector ; Ghost Wanted ; Good Night Elmer ; Bedtime for Sniffles ; Sniffles Bells the... Read more
Balcon, (Sir) Michael
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...the Lake (Fitzpatrick); A Night in Montmartre (Hiscott); The Man They Could Not Arrest (Hunter); My Old China (Kellino); The Ghost Train (Forde); Hindle Wakes (Saville); The Calender ( Bachelor's Folly (Hunter); Michael and Mary (Saville); Sunshine Susie... Read more
Blanc, Mel
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Stand ; The Early Worm Gets the Bird ; Africa Squeaks ; Mighty Hunters ; Ali Baba Bound ; Busy Bakers ; Elmer's Candid Camera ; Pilgrim...Broadcast ; Little Blabbermouse ; The Egg Collector ; A Wild Hare ; Ghost Wanted ; Patient Porky ; Ceiling Hero ; Malibu Beach Party... Read more
Wu-Tang Clan
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...contributions of its members, it is difficult to delineate exactly who was in the group but the main team included Raekwon, Ghost-face Killah, Method Man, Inspectah Deck, and Ol' Dirty Bastard, all of whom would go on, in unprecedented fashion, to release... Read more
Sitting Bull
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...settled into reservation life and toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show for one season. In 1890, he was killed by soldiers sent to arrest him for leading the Ghost Dance religion, which foretold the expulsion of whites from Indian territory. Read more
A Matter of Life and Death
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...slightly sugar-coated metaphysical world. Fantasies like The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941), Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), and It's a Wonderful Life offered stories about ordinary people who were able to change their earthly... Read more
Stalling, Carl
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Worm Gets the Bird (Avery); Africa Squeaks (Clampett); Mighty Hunters (Jones); Ali Baba Bound (Clampett); Busy Bakers (Hardaway and...Blabbermouse (Freleng); The Egg Collector (Jones); A Wild Hare (Avery); Ghost Wanted (Jones); Patient Porky (Clampett); Ceiling Hero (Avery... Read more
Zsigmond, Vilmos
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Sliver (Noyce) 1994 Maverick (R. Donner); Intersection (Rydell) 1995 The Crossing Guard (S. Penn); Assassins (R. Donner) 1996 The Ghost and the Darkness (Hopkins) 1998 Illegal Music (Zidel); Playing by Heart (Carroll) 1999 The Argument (Cammell) Films as Director... Read more

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Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Bookmarks; 11/1/2006; 578 words ; *** 1/2 Ghost Hunters William James and the Search for Scientific...Angeles Times *** 1/2 The best pages of Ghost Hunters are filled with strange tales of people...skepticism about their efforts.... Reading Ghost Hunters, it's hard not to reserve some admiration... Read more
Close encounters.(Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death)(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 2/20/2007; ; 700+ words ; Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific...spiritualist mediums in Deborah Blum's Ghost Hunters, a portrait of 19th-century interest...you prove one single crow to be white. Ghost Hunters tracks the effort to discover genuine... Read more
Ghost Hunters.
Magazine article from: California Bookwatch; 9/1/2006; 108 words ; Ghost Hunters Deborah Blum Penguin Press 375 Hudson...10014 www.penguin.com 1594200904 $25.95 GHOST HUNTERS: WILLIAM JAMES AND THE SEARCH FOR SCIENTIFIC...which was to continue decades later. GHOST HUNTERS follows not only their theories and investigations... Read more
Is it really real? Is that a ghost you see? ask the ghost hunters.(Feature Story)
Magazine article from: Know Your World Extra; 10/12/2007; 516 words ; ...He co-founded the International Ghost Hunters Society in Oregon. He uses tools...heard.] is the Truth Out There? Ghost hunters claim to have evidence of the...en't violent or scary, promise the ghost hunters. Ghosts are like people, Oester... Read more
Ghost chicken hunters hope for some eerie fowl play.
Newspaper article from: Northumberland Gazette (Alnwick, England); 3/23/2008; 204 words ; GHOST hunters will be checking in to a haunted...spirits. Members of Falkirk-based Ghost Seekers UK are heading to The...a man in uniform and even a ghost chicken. Twice named the most...recorded in the last few years. Ghost Seekers UK co-founder Anne... Read more
Ghost Hunter's Guide to Seattle and Puget Sound.(Brief article)(Book review)
Newspaper article from: Internet Bookwatch; 8/1/2008; 114 words ; Ghost Hunter's Guide to Seattle and Puget Sound Jeff Dwyer Pelican...9781589805170, $15.95 www.pelicanpub.com 1-800-843-1724 Ghost Hunter's Guide to Seattle and Puget Sound is an in-depth...Puget Sound. Spotlighting dozens of sites and recounting the ghost stories and lore of each, Ghost Hunter's ... Read more
Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 12/22/2007; 141 words ; Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death. Deborah Blum. Century. [pounds sterling]17.99. xi + 370... Read more
Blum, Deborah. Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life after Death.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
Magazine article from: Kliatt; 3/1/2007; ; 247 words ; BLUM, Deborah. Ghost hunters; William James and the search for scientific proof of life after death. Read by George K. Wilson. 12 cds. 14.75 hrs. BBC Audiobooks... Read more
Haunting.(Ghost Hunter's Guide to Seattle and Puget Sound)(Ghost Hunter's Guide to California's Wine)(Ghost Hunters of New England)(Ghosts of Futures Past: Spiritualism and the Cultural Politics of Nineteenth-Century America)(Book review)
Magazine article from: ForeWord; 11/1/2008; ; 574 words ; ...is soon to publish another Dwyer apparition apprehender: Ghost Hunter's Guide to California's Wine Country (978-1-58980-6...Sonoma Plaza in the Valley of the Moon region, there is the ghost of Indian chief Sem-Yeto. He died after performing the...seen him. The above books are mostly for travelers, but ... Read more
Ghost-hunter.
Newspaper article from: Bridlington Free Press (Bridlington, England); 2/18/2007; 486 words ; ...call? Well how about Bridlington's new ghost-hunter? Claire Moat, 48, is moving to Bridlington...she was 18. She has worked for the Royal Ghost-hunting Society in London and worked around...accompany her. Those wishing to join the ghost watch must be willing to give up Saturday... Read more