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Abenaki
Confederacy of Algonquian-speaking Indian peoples in NE N. America organized to resist the Iroquois confederacy, especially the Mohawk. It consisted principally of the Malecite, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot peoples. In the 17th cent. the Abenaki sided with the French against the English, but after severe defeats they withdrew to Canada, eventually settling at Saint-Fran\u00e7 ois-du-Lac in Quebec. Their current population is about 1,000.
Davenant
British poet, playwright, and theater manager. Early works include the comedy The Witts (licensed 1634) and a volume of poems, Madagascar (1638). He was made poet laureate in 1638. Involved in intrigues during the English Civil Wars, he was imprisoned at the Tower of London, where he worked on his verse epic Gondibert (1651). Later he made the first attempt to revive English drama (banned under O. Cromwell) and brought the first opera, painted stage sets, and female actress-singer to the English public stage. After the Restoration he continued playwriting and founded a playhouse.
galena
Gray lead sulfide (PbS), the chief ore mineral of lead. One of the most widely distributed sulfide minerals, it occurs in many types of deposits and in many localities. In the U.S., galena is mined principally in the Mississippi River Valley. Galena often contains silver and so is often mined for that metal as well as for lead. Other commercially important minerals that frequently occur in close association with galena are antimony, copper, and zinc.
Rabelais
French writer and priest. After apparently studying law, he took holy orders as a Franciscan, but later, because of a dispute, removed to a Benedictine house. In 1530 he left the Benedictines to study medicine, a profession he would follow the rest of his life. He became a significant humanist scholar, publishing translations of Hippocrates and Galen. His fame rests on the five comic novels (one of doubtful authenticity) known collectively as Gargantua and Pantagruel, incl. the masterpieces Pantagruel (1532) and Gargantua (1534) as well as Le tiers livre (1546; "The Third Book"), his most profound work. These works display a delight in words, a mastery of storytelling, and deep humanist learning in a mosaic of scholarly, literary, and scientific parody that is unlike any previous work in French. They were banned by civil and church authorities for their satirical content and earthy humor, but were nevertheless read throughout Europe. Throughout his career, Rabelais owed his freedom to the protection of powerful patrons.
Walesa
Polish labor leader and president of Poland (1990-95). An electrician, he worked in the Lenin Shipyard at Gda\u00f1 sk, Poland 1967-76, but was fired for his antigovernment activities. In 1980 he joined workers in a strike and soon became leader of the Solidarity trade union. The union was banned in 1981, and he was detained into 1982. In 1983 ...
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