Word Origin and History for boondoggle Expand n. 1935, American English, of uncertain origin, popularized during the New Deal as a contemptuous word for make-work projects for the unemployed.
Men can have friends, statesmen cannot. Charles-Andre-AndrÃ©-Joseph marie De (gaulle 22 november â 1890 9 november), 1970 In france commonly referred to as le general GÃ©nÃ©ral, de gaulle Was a french military leader. and statesman
Andre Gide. Summary. Michel, the narrator, recounts his life to three friends. Michel is an archaeologist like his father, with whom he has worked and has lived an isolated life of research. His father treats him as an intellectual equal, and Michel is well accepted in the world of archaeology.