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ghost town ghost town
ghost town term for any once flourishing American community that has been abandoned, generally for economic reasons. While most of the towns have little or no population, they often contain old buildings, which may serve as tourist attractions. Many, such as Virginia City, Nev., were gold-mining... Read more
Hecate Hecate
Hecate , in Greek religion and mythology, goddess of ghosts and witchcraft. Originally she seems to have been an extremely powerful and benevolent goddess, identified with three other goddesses—Selene (in heaven), Artemis (on earth), and Persephone (in the underworld). From the three... Read more
Robert Stone Robert Stone
Robert Stone 1937-, American novelist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. He was briefly (1971) a correspondent in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) during the Vietnam War . His experiences there helped form the basis for his best-known novel, Dog Soldiers (1974, National Book Award), which was filmed as Who'll... Read more
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Ghosts Ghost lore has a long and colorful history. The word ghost has been in use since the late sixteenth century. It derives from a more ancient term, gast, in the language that evolved into modern German. For some time, ghost has usually signified the disembodied spirit of a deceased person.... Read more
Nadir Shah Nadir Shah
Nadir Shah or Nader Shah , 1688-1747, shah of Iran (1736-47), sometimes considered the last of the great Asian conquerors. He was a member of the Afshar tribe. Although taken prisoner by the Uzbeks while he was still a child, he escaped and entered the service of the governor of Khorasan. There... Read more
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Churchyard It is not difficult to understand why the churchyard has come to be regarded as the special haunt of ghosts. The popular imagination may well be excused for supposing that the spirits of the dead continue to hover over the spot where their bodies are laid. The ancient Greeks thought... Read more
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Robert Cray Singer, guitarist Robert Cray is one of the few blues artists who managed to cultivate a mainstream following in the 1980s and 1990s. In the course of a long-running career that began in the 1970s, he uniquely blended elements of rhythm and blues, pop, and traditional blues to win fans... Read more
Baaba Maal Baaba Maal
Baaba Maal 1953–Singer, songwriter “Musicians are closer to society in Africa,” Senegalese performer Baaba Maal told Robin Denselow of London's Guardian newspaper, comparing African music with that of the West. “We use our voice to say what the people expect from their leaders.” Striking a balance... Read more

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