Best Collier
Collier's Encyclopedia was a major American general encyclopedia first published in 1949 by P. F. Collier & Son. It was consistently ranked alongside Encyclopedia Americana and Encyclopædia Britannica as one of the "ABCs" of English-language encyclopedias. The encyclopedia was known for its comprehe...
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Historically counted among leading American general encyclopedias; strong mid-century reputation, later eclipsed and discontinued.
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USS Cyclops was a United States Navy collier used to transport bulk cargo, particularly coal, for naval operations. The ship disappeared in the Atlantic after leaving Barbados in March 1918, while carrying manganese ore and 306 crew members and passengers; neither the vessel nor confirmed wreckage h...
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Largest US Navy non-combat life loss and Bermuda Triangle lore sustain strong public interest.
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Collier's World Atlas and Gazetteer is an American reference atlas issued by P. F. Collier & Son during the mid-20th century. It combines maps showing political boundaries and geographic features with a gazetteer, or alphabetical place-name index, so readers can identify and locate places represente...
