PASS

opening or way by which a natural or artificial barrier can be crossed. The term pass is usually applied to a relatively narrow passage through a mountainous region. A pass, like an isthmus, may have great strategic and economic importance; the history of a nation has often been determined by its success or failure in defending a pass, and land trade routes must necessarily cross passes. In the Alps, Saint Bernard, Simplon, and Saint Gotthard are important; in the Caucasus, Daryal is traversed by a great military road; in Asia, Khyber Pass into India and the passes of the Himalayas, Karakorum, and other ranges are important.

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South Pass, 1868, James Chisholm's Journal of the Wyoming Gold Rush
Book by Lola M. Homsher, Janes Chisholm; University of Nebraska Press, 1960
Subjects: Frontier And Pioneer Life--Wyoming, Gold Mines And Mining--Wyoming--Fremont County, South Pass (Wyo.), Wyoming--Description And Travel
...direction of Lucien Fontenelle through the pass. 1836 Narcissa Whitman and Eliza Spalding...are the first white women to cross South Pass, traveling west by buggy. In the years...mak ing its way westward through South Pass. 1842 Gold first reported in South Pass...
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The Battle of Glorieta Pass: A Gettysburg in the West, March 26-28, 1862
Book by Thomas S. Edrington, John Taylor; University of New Mexico Press, 1998
Subjects: Glorieta Pass (N.M.), Battle Of, 1862
...USED TO BE A ROADSIDE MARKER AT GLORIETA PASS THAT GAVE a brief account of the fighting...suggestion that the Battle of Glorieta Pass is somehow analogous to Gettysburg. In...despite the fact that the scale of Glorieta Pass was only about 1 percent of that of the...
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Meeting the Fox: The Allied Invasion of Africa, from Operation Torch to Kasserine Pass to Victory in Tunisia
Book by Orr Kelly; Wiley, 2002
Subjects: United States--Army Air Forces--Fighter Group, 33rd--History, United States--Army--Infantry Regiment, 168th--History, United States--Army--Ranger Battalion, 1st--History, United States--Army--Ranger Battalion, 3rd--History, United States--Army--Ranger Battalion, 4th--History, World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Africa, North, World War, 1939-1945--Regimental Histories--United States
...going well for his troops at the Kasserine Pass. Although what Colonel Stark and his observers...looked like a major attack to take the pass, it was in fact a short-sighted attempt...climbing the hills on each side of the pass, the enemy did not succeed in seizing...
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Birds of Anaktuvuk Pass, Kobuk, and Old Crow: A Study in Arctic Adaptation
Book by Laurence Irving; Smithsonian Institution, 1960
Subjects: Adaptation (Biology), Birds--Alaska--Brooks Range, Birds--Alaska--Kobuk Region, Birds--Yukon--Old Crow Region
...migrate farther northward in the passes through the Brooks Range. Many...which are headed for Alaska pass through southwestern Yukon into...Yukon. It is likely that they pass over the valley of the upper...to the Porcupine, they could pass along the Yukon to the Porcupine...
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As You Pass By
Book by Kenneth Holcomb Dunshee; Hastings House, 1952
Subjects: Fire Departments--New York (State)--New York, New York (N.Y.)--History, New York (N.Y.)--Pictorial Works
...praying man, thought he had no occasion to fear, and as he had to pass that way home one night, he concluded he would go forward as...he heard the sprite * full-tilt behind him, intending to pass him, but being prepared, he dealt out such a passing blow as...
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1.
Giving Something in Return: a Conversation with Karen Pass, Social Entrepreneur
Journal article by Gina Vega; Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 11, 2006
Subjects: Community service, Empire State College-Buffalo NY, Funding, Furniture, Nonprofit organizations, Pass, Karen, Social entrepreneurship, State University of New York, United States
...Something in Return: a Conversation with Karen Pass, Social Entrepreneur by Gina Vega Executive Summary Karen Pass is a professor of biology at Empire State...its faculty are called "mentors." Karen Pass is a mentor in the finest sense of the word...
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Sabine Pass: The Confederacy's Thermopylae
Journal article by Robert J. Robertson; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 72, 2006
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Sabine Pass: The Confederacy's Thermopylae (Book)
Sabine Pass: The Confederacys Thermopylae. by Robert J. Robertson Sabine Pass: The Confederacys Thermopylae. By Edward T. Cotham...39.95, ISBN 0-292-70603-0.) In Sabine Pass: The Confederacys Thermopylae, Edward T. Cotham...
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Mrs. William L. Cazneau (Cora Montgomery). Eagle Pass; or, Life on the Border. 1852. Ed. Robert Crawford Cotner. Austin: Pemberton, 1966. V-Vi
Journal article; Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers, Vol. 27, 2010
Subjects: Cazneau, William Leslie--Works, Eagle Pass: Or Life on the Border, 1852 (Nonfiction work), Mexican foreign relations, United States foreign relations
Mrs. William L. Cazneau (Cora Montgomery). Eagle Pass; or, Life on the Border. 1852. Ed. Robert Crawford Cotner. Austin: Pemberton, 1966. V-Vi. PREFACE. It was not at...
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Boycotts, Buses, and Passes: Black Women's Resistance in the U.S. South and South Africa
Journal article by Derek Charles Catsam; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 77, 2011
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Boycotts, Buses, and Passes: Black Women's Resistance in the U.S. South and South Africa (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews
Boycotts, Buses, and Passes: Black Womens Resistance in the U...Charles Catsam Boycotts, Buses, and Passes: Black Womens Resistance in the U...comparative history, Boycotts, Buses, and Passes: Black Womens Resistance in the U...
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Pass-Through of Exchange Rates and Competition between Floaters and Fixers
Journal article by Paul R. Bergin, Robert C. Feenstra; Journal of Money, Credit & Banking, Vol. 41, 2009
Subjects: Foreign exchange rates--Laws, regulations and rules, Foreign exchange--Laws, regulations and rules, Foreign exchange--Prices and rates, International trade--Laws, regulations and rules, Macroeconomics--Forecasts and trends, United States--Economic policy, United States--International trade
Pass-Through of Exchange Rates and Competition...evidence indicating a decline in exchange rate pass-through to import prices in the United States...in Goldberg and Knetter (1997) that the pass-through in the 1980s was around 0.5...
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1.
Visiting South Pass
Magazine article; Sunset, Vol. 200, May 1998
Subjects: Historic buildings & sites, Historic trails, South Pass City Wyoming, Travel
Visiting South Pass South Pass lies off State 28, about 40 miles northeast of Farson, Wyoming, and 40 miles southwest of Lander. To see the pass and traces of the Oregon Trail close-up, drive State 28 to the...
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Crossroads of the Alps - an Archaeological Expedition to Saint Bernard Pass, Famous for Its Dogs and Isolated Much of the Year by Snow, Reveals Its Stark Beauty and Rich History
Magazine article by Christie Cochrell; World and I, Vol. 16, September 2001
Subjects: Italy--Description and travel, Mountain passes--Description and travel
...Expedition to Saint Bernard Pass, Famous for Its Dogs and Isolated...History. by christie cochrell Pass: A way or opening by which one passes through a region otherwise obstructed...get to the Great Saint Bernard Pass from its Italian side: to fly...
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Independence at South Pass
Magazine article by Candy Moulton; Sunset, Vol. 203, July 1999
Subjects: Historic buildings & sites, South Pass City Wyoming, Tourist attractions, Travel
...justice of the peace-in South Pass City-and in 1869 Wyoming women...given the right to vote. South Pass City has since been designated...takes you over one of the passes that 19thcentury wagon train...miles southwest is the South Pass Overlook; a sign indicates...
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Interest Expense on Debt-financed Acquisitions of Pass-through Entities
Magazine article by Richard Greenfield; The CPA Journal, Vol. 70, April 2000
Subjects: Cost allocation, Interest costs, Internal Revenue Code -- Section 163(D)(3)(A), Pass through entities, Passive activity, Tax deductions, United States
...Expense on Debt-financed Acquisitions of Pass-through Entities by Richard Greenfield...funds necessary to acquire an interest in a pass-through entity such as a partnership...are the most likely to be associated with pass-through entities. Investment Interest...
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The Khyber Pass: A History of Empire and Invasion
Magazine article by Nick Smith; Geographical, Vol. 79, July 2007
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Khyber Pass: A History of Empire and Invasion (Book)--Book reviews
The Khyber Pass: A History of Empire and Invasion. by...days of Alexander the Great, the Khyber Pass has been seen as the weak point, the crack...the romance of India centres in the Khyber Pass". While its true that no account of the...
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I-PASS Users Hit Technical Traffic Jam
Newspaper article by Kara Spak; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 4, 2005
I-PASS Users Hit Technical Traffic Jam. by Kara Spak Byline: Kara...and a speedy spin through toll plazas for drivers using I-PASS starting Jan. 1. But, many new I-PASS users are facing their first roadblock - prolonged wait times...
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Season Pass Only a Deal If You Use It Frequently
Newspaper article by Bill Clapper; The Washington Times, November 4, 2001
...off-peak season pass for $275; the student off-peak season passes in the three age groups...for family season passes. A transferable pass is $1,300. Call...has its adult season pass priced at $399. Passes are also available...
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Tollway: I-PASS Sales Are Surging
Newspaper article by Jon Davis; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), September 6, 2004
Tollway: I-PASS Sales Are Surging. by Jon Davis Byline: Jon Davis Daily...Blagojevich and tollway officials want more people to use I-PASS? Apparently, drivers are taking heed. I-PASS sales are up 65 percent since the tollways Open Roads...
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'Harder Test Routes Hit Driving Pass Chances' Big Difference in Rates between North and South
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), August 28, 2008
Harder Test Routes Hit Driving Pass Chances Big Difference in Rates between...Lampeter are almost twice as likely to pass their tests as those in parts of North...have revealed the marked variations in pass rates across the nation, with just over...
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'Short-Term Pain' Bringing I-PASS Gains
Newspaper article by Joseph Ryan; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 17, 2004
Short-Term Pain Bringing I-PASS Gains. by Joseph Ryan Byline: Joseph...Authority is launching another phase of I- PASS expansion this construction season with...ramp toll plazas will have dedicated I-PASS lanes. I-PASS allows subscribers to...
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Uspallata Pass
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
USPALLATA PASS oospaya ta, c.12,500 ft (3,810 m...Pan-American Highway now runs near the pass, through the Christ the Redeemer Tunnel...sent part of his patriot army through the pass to fight the Spanish royalists in Chile...
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Khyber Pass
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...their invasions of India. The pass was also important in the Afghan...in the 19th cent. The Khyber Pass is now traversed by an asphalt...railroad (built 1920 25), which passes through 34 tunnels and over...Pakistan controls the entire pass...
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Pass
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...success or failure in defending a pass, and land trade routes must necessarily cross passes. In the Alps, Saint Bernard...military road; in Asia, Khyber Pass into India and the passes of the Himalayas, Karakorum...
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White Pass
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WHITE PASS 2,888 ft (880 m) high, in the Coast...of Skagway. A hazardous trail through the pass was made (1897) by prospectors going to...Klondike, as an alternate route to the Chilkoot Pass. Between 1898 and 1900 the White Pass and...
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Chilkoot Pass
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CHILKOOT PASS chil koot, alt. c.3,500 ft (1,070...line. The Chilkoot people long used it to pass between the Pacific coast and the Yukon River valley. Whites first traversed the pass in 1878, and after the Klondike gold strike...
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