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Depew, Chauncey Mitchell
(Encyclopedia) Depew, Chauncey MitchellDepew, Chauncey Mitchelldĭpy&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1834–1928, American orator, politician, and railroad president, b. Peekskill, N.Y. Admitted to the bar in 1856…Newcastle, town, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Newcastle, town (1991 pop. 5,711), E central N.B., Canada, on the Miramichi River. Located in a lumbering region, it has sawmills and a large pulp mill. Newcastle was the birthplace of…Black Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Black Mountains: see Appalachian Mountains; Mitchell, Mount.Mitchell, Margaret
(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, Margaret, 1900–1949, American novelist, b. Atlanta, Ga. Her one novel, Gone with the Wind (1936; Pulitzer Prize), a romantic, panoramic portrait of the Civil War and…Mitchell, John
(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, John, 1870–1919, American labor leader, b. Braidwood, Ill. He became a miner at the age of 12 and in 1885 joined the Knights of Labor. When the United Mine Workers of America…Maria Mitchell Biography
Maria Mitchell astronomerBorn: 1818 Maria Mitchell, the nation's first professional woman astronomer, grew up on the Massachusetts whaling island of Nantucket, where ships steered by movement…Joni Mitchell Biography
Joni Mitchell(Roberta Joan Anderson)folk singer, guitaristBorn: 11/7/1943Birthplace: Alberta, Canada Grammy Award-winning folk singer and guitarist known for her cutting, powerful lyrics and…Andrea Mitchell Biography
Andrea MitchellTV news correspondent After growing up in New York City, Mitchell earned a BA in English literature from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1967 Mitchell became a reporter for…Hepburn, Mitchell Frederick
(Encyclopedia) Hepburn, Mitchell Frederick, 1896–1953, Canadian political leader. A member of the House of Commons (1926–34), he was chosen (1930) leader of the Liberal party in Ontario and became (…Coosa
(Encyclopedia) CoosaCoosak&oomacr;ˈsə [key], river, 286 mi (460 km) long, rising in NW Ga. and flowing SW through E Ala., joining the Tallapoosa near Montgomery, Ala., to form the Alabama River.…Trending
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