The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 101National Geographic Society, 1952 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 145
At Knob Creek he learned his ABC's in a " blab school , " so called because the pupils repeated their lessons aloud until called forward to recite . As we were leaving Knob Creek late in the evening , a group of Boy Scouts trudged into ...
At Knob Creek he learned his ABC's in a " blab school , " so called because the pupils repeated their lessons aloud until called forward to recite . As we were leaving Knob Creek late in the evening , a group of Boy Scouts trudged into ...
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286 " Wolverine skins were so numerous in these shipments that eastern buyers , having no way of knowing that most came from beyond Michigan , called it the ' Wolverine State . ' The nickname stuck in defiance of the facts .
286 " Wolverine skins were so numerous in these shipments that eastern buyers , having no way of knowing that most came from beyond Michigan , called it the ' Wolverine State . ' The nickname stuck in defiance of the facts .
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Rediscovery of this flightless bird , the large , brilliant - hued native rail which the Maoris called takahea , meaning " wandering at large , " excited almost as much interest in New Zealand as discovery of a living passenger pigeon ...
Rediscovery of this flightless bird , the large , brilliant - hued native rail which the Maoris called takahea , meaning " wandering at large , " excited almost as much interest in New Zealand as discovery of a living passenger pigeon ...
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