Word: caravaneers
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...game lived there; no food could be found in the cheat grass and grotesque lava beds. In places the river gorge cut so deep that voyagers could not get down to the water. At times Indians pounced; in 1862 they ambushed a caravan of 25 Iowa families, killing nine settlers and scalping...
...forth across the roads of Ireland. In the lead ran a seek, black Packard with Ireland's Prime Minister slouched wearily in the front seat beside a tense driver; close behind came a darting blue Ford with its complement of sleepy detectives. In district after district where the caravan stopped, farmers and townsfolk clustered round for a look at the gaunt, aging (71) hero who had won political freedom for their nation in 1922 and guided its destiny almost constantly ever since. They listened respectfully as Eamon de Valera, now almost blind, once again outlined his austere plans...
...whole thing ended with a unique little thing called Caravan. It had everything. Lots of noise, tom-toms, grandiose chords from the piano, and human moans. The moans were Shearing...
...annual football game. As soon as the students heard of the ab duction, they called in the press to claim credit for a find that "may change our knowledge of the history of the Incas in Chile." When skeptical newsmen demanded to see the "mummy," the students led a caravan of cars crosstown to the Museum of Natural History...
...school itself was the nucleus of three earlier companies (American Ballet, Ballet Caravan, Ballet Society) before the present company achieved success. Today, more European cities than U.S. cities have seen the New York City troupe. But after last summer's visit, Los Angeles is bidding to bring the company back for six weeks instead of four this year, and San Francisco wants three. Manhattan...