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On all the prairie the white-covered wagon was the only sign of human life. It was visible as far as a sail would have been upon the lake, and the prairie, with its graceful undulations that had once been its bottom, waving now with grass, was not unlike the water's surface. A "prairie schooner" was what the settlers called such a wagon.
The Raz-Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize is an American literary award presented yearly since 2003, one award for poetry and one award for fiction. [1] It is run by the literary magazine Prairie Schooner and University of Nebraska Press. Winners receive $3,000 and publication through the University of Nebraska Press.
Beath firmly denied the idea that Febold Feboldson was a folk hero. [2] Instead, according to Beath, Feboldson was, like all stories, created "by individuals for the entertainment of individuals."
Unnamed Schooner, crewed by Kris Kristofferson's character in the song, Highwayman by The Highwaymen. "We're Here", in Rudyard Kipling's Captains Courageous; Unnamed Schooner, claimed to belong to Larry David in HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm; Lucretia, Cleopatra Highbourne's schooner in Jimmy Buffett's book A Salty Piece of Land
The term galley kitchen is also used to refer to the design of household kitchen wherein the units are fitted into a continuous array with no kitchen table, allowing maximum use of a restricted space, and work with the minimum of required movement between units. Such kitchens increase storage space by working vertically, with hanging pots, dish ...
Hilda Raz (born 1938) is an American poet, educator, and editor. Raz is the author of over 14 collections of poetry and creative nonfiction. [1] From 1987 to 2010, Raz was the editor-in-chief of Prairie Schooner and English and women's studies professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
The term was sometimes also applied to the cast-iron stove used for cooking on deck [2] [3] or in galleys during the early 19th century, as well as an outdoor oven or fireplace. [4] William Falconer's 1780 A Universal Dictionary of the Marine describes a caboose thus: "a sort of box or house to cover the chimney of some merchant-ships. It ...
Larousse Gastronomique (pronounced [laʁus ɡastʁɔnɔmik]) is an encyclopedia of gastronomy [2] first published by Éditions Larousse in Paris in 1938. The majority of the book is about French cuisine, and contains recipes for French dishes and cooking techniques.