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Browder, Earl Russell
(Encyclopedia) Browder, Earl Russell, 1891–1973, American Communist, b. Wichita, Kans. He became converted to socialism as a boy, and after imprisonment (1917–18, 1919–20) for opposing the draft he…Tobias, Philip Valentine
(Encyclopedia) Tobias, Philip Valentine, 1925–2012, South African paleoanthropologist, b. Durban. He graduated from the Univ. of Witwatersrand (Ph.D., 1953) and taught there for five decades. Tobias…Sullivan, John Lawrence
(Encyclopedia) Sullivan, John Lawrence, 1858–1918, American boxer, b. Roxbury, Mass. After gaining a local reputation in amateur boxing, the Boston Strong Boy, as Sullivan came to be called, toured…Walt Whitman: We Two Boys Together Clinging
We Two Boys Together ClingingWe two boys together clinging, One the other never leaving, Up and down the roads going, North and South excursions making, Power enjoying, elbows stretching,…Thomas Augustine Daly: Da Boy from Rome
Da Boy from RomeThomas Augustine DalyTo-day ees com' from Eetaly A boy ees leeve een Rome, An' he ees stop an' speak weeth me — I weesh he stay at home.He stop an' say "Hallo," to me. An'…Andersen's Fairy Tales: A Little Boy and a Little Girl
Which Treats of a Mirror and o...Of the Flower-Garden At the Ol...A Little Boy and a Little Girl In a large town, where there are so many houses, and so many people, that there is no roof…Sosa, Sammy
(Encyclopedia) Sosa, Sammy (Samuel Kevin Sosa Peralta)Sosa, Sammysämwĕlˈ sōˈsä pĕrälˈtä [key], 1968–, Dominican baseball player. An outfielder and designated hitter, he broke into the major leagues…Schulz, Charles M.
(Encyclopedia) Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe Schulz), 1922–2000, American cartoonist, b. Minneapolis, Minn. Creator of the syndicated comic strip Peanuts (1950–2000), one of the world's most…Kosinski, Jerzy
(Encyclopedia) Kosinski, JerzyKosinski, Jerzyjrˈzē kəzĭnˈskē [key], 1933–91, American writer, b. Łódź, Poland. He taught at the Univ. of Łódź before emigrating to the United States in 1957. In his…Arnim, Achim von
(Encyclopedia) Arnim, Achim or Joachim vonArnim, Achim or Joachim vonäkhˈĭm, yōäkhˈĭm, fən ärˈnĭm [key], 1781–1831, German writer of the romantic school. He is best remembered for his work with his…Trending
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