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This is a list of best-selling fiction authors to date, in any language. While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is nearly impossible, the list is based on approximate numbers provided or repeated by reliable sources.
Frederick County Poor Farm, also known as the Frederick County Poorhouse, is a historic poor farm complex located at Round Hill, Frederick County, Virginia.The main building, erected in 1820, is a Federal style building that consists of a two-story brick main block and original lateral one-story brick wings with gable roofs.
The Olmsted–Beil House is a large farm and modest Dutch farmhouse at 4515 Hylan Boulevard (near Woods of Arden Road) in the South Shore of Staten Island, New York City. The house was purchased by Frederick Law Olmsted 's father and given to Olmsted in 1848 to grow crops, plant trees and clear for pasture for livestock.
Gladiator II might seem too wild to be believed — Colosseum rhinos and baboons and sharks, oh my! — but it’s based on real-life Roman history and people. Just as Joaquin Phoenix played ...
Apollo 12 (November 14–24, 1969) was the second crewed landing on the Moon.The sixth crewed mission in the U.S. Apollo program, it was launched by NASA from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Salvator Mundi by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (c. 1500). This is a list of the highest known prices paid for paintings.The record is approximately US$450.3 million (which includes commission), paid for Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi (c. 1500).
The Dyckman House, now the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, is the oldest remaining farmhouse on Manhattan island, a vestige of New York City's rural past. The Dutch Colonial-style farmhouse was built by William Dyckman , c.1785, [ 3 ] and was originally part of over 250 acres (100 ha) of farmland owned by the family. [ 4 ]
The Pearl Buck house is open to the public for daily tours seven days a week. Pearl S. Buck International currently offers two house tours to visitors: Pearl S. Buck: Taking Action, [5] [6] which focuses on Ms. Buck's activism and human rights advocacy, and the more traditional biographical and historic Pearl S. Buck: Life and Legacy Tour.