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In the Woods. In the Woods is a 2007 mystery novel by Tana French about a pair of Irish detectives and their investigation of the murder of a twelve-year-old girl. It is the first book in French's Dublin Murder Squad series. [ 1] The novel won several awards such as the 2008 Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author, [ 2] the 2008 ...
Granville Tailer Woods (April 23, 1856 – January 30, 1910) was an American inventor who held more than 50 patents in the United States. [ 1] He was the first African American mechanical and electrical engineer after the Civil War. [ 2] Self-taught, he concentrated most of his work on trains and streetcars.
My Side of the Mountain is a middle-grade adventure novel written and illustrated by American writer Jean George published by E. P. Dutton in 1959. [ 1] It features a boy who learns courage, independence, and the need for companionship while attempting to live in the Catskill Mountains of New York State.
[2] Since the founding of the club, the Bohemian Grove's mascot has been an owl, symbolizing wisdom. A 30-foot (9 m) hollow owl statue made of concrete over steel supports stands at the head of the lake in the Grove. This statue was designed by sculptor and two-time club president Haig Patigian. It was constructed in the late 1920s.
Tom MacDougall. " Lost in the Woods " is a song written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for Disney 's animated film Frozen II (2019), the sequel to the 2013 animated film. It was recorded by American actor and singer Jonathan Groff, who voices the character Kristoff, and produced by its songwriters with Dave Metzger and Tom MacDougall.
Walden ( / ˈwɔːldən /; first published in 1854 as Walden; or, Life in the Woods) is a book by American transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau. The text is a reflection upon the author's simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire ...
Billie McCandless. Christopher Johnson McCandless ( / məˈkændlɪs /; February 12, 1968 [ 1] – c. August 1992), also known by his pseudonym " Alexander Supertramp ", [ 2] was an American adventurer who sought an increasingly nomadic lifestyle as he grew up. McCandless is the subject of Into the Wild, a nonfiction book by Jon Krakauer that ...
In the Lake of the Woods. In the Lake of the Woods (1994) is a novel by the American author Tim O'Brien. In the Lake of the Woods follows the struggle of Vietnam veteran John Wade trying to deal with a recently failed campaign for the United States Senate. After moving to Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, John discovers one morning that his ...