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Snyder, Gary
(Encyclopedia) Snyder, Gary, 1930–, American poet, b. San Francisco. Associated with the beat generation of the 1950s, he lived (1956–68) in Japan, where he trained as a Zen monk. His poetry,…Austin John MURPHY, Congress, PA (1927)
MURPHY Austin John , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in North Charleroi, Washington County, Pa., June 17, 1927; attended the public elementary schools of New London, Conn.; graduated,…John Michael MURPHY, Congress, NY (1926)
MURPHY John Michael , a Representative from New York; born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., August 3, 1926; educated in public schools of New York City, La Salle Military Academy, Oakdale…John MURPHY, Congress, AL (1786-1841)
MURPHY John , a Representative from Alabama; born in Columbia, Robeson County, N.C., in 1786; was graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at Columbia in 1808…Morgan Francis MURPHY, Congress, IL (1932)
MURPHY Morgan Francis , a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., April 16, 1932; attended Chicago parochial schools; B.S., Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., 1955; J.D., DePaul…Bannock
(Encyclopedia) BannockBannockbănˈək [key], Native North Americans who formerly ranged over wide territory of the N Great Plains and into the foothills of the Rocky Mts. They were concentrated in S…Bantu
(Encyclopedia) BantuBantubănˈt&oomacr;ˌ [key], ethnic and linguistic group of Africa, numbering about 120 million. The Bantu inhabit most of the continent S of the Congo River except the extreme…astatine
(Encyclopedia) astatineastatineăsˈtətēn, –tĭn [key] [Gr.,=unstable], semimetallic radioactive chemical element; symbol At; at. no. 85; at. wt. of most stable isotope 210; m.p. 302℃ (estimated); b.p.…Jackson, Shirley
(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Shirley, 1916–65, American writer, b. San Francisco. She is best known for her stories and novels of horror and the occult, rendered more terrifying because they are set…bossism
(Encyclopedia) bossism, in U.S. history, system of political control centering about a single powerful figure (the boss) and a complex organization of lesser figures (the machine) bound together by…Trending
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