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Brooke, Sir Charles Anthony Johnson
(Encyclopedia) Brooke, Sir Charles Anthony Johnson: see Brooke, Sir James.Webb, Sidney James
(Encyclopedia) Webb, Sidney James: see under Webb, Beatrice Potter.Cree
(Encyclopedia) Cree, Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They formerly inhabited the…Fort George
(Encyclopedia) Fort George, river, c.480 mi (770 km) long, rising in Lake Nichicun, E Que., Canada. It flows W into James Bay at Fort George, a Hudson's Bay Company trading post.Cook Strait
(Encyclopedia) Cook Strait, channel, c.15 mi (24 km) wide, between the North Island and the South Island, New Zealand. It was first explored in 1770 by Capt. James Cook.Ferguson, Miriam A. Wallace
(Encyclopedia) Ferguson, Miriam A. Wallace (Ma Ferguson): see under Ferguson, James Edward.Burrillville
(Encyclopedia) Burrillville, town (2020 pop. 16,158), Providence co., NW R.I.; inc. 1806. It is named for James Burrill, Jr., attorney general of the…Bowdoin College
(Encyclopedia) Bowdoin College, at Brunswick, Maine; coeducational; chartered 1794, opened 1802, named for James Bowdoin. One of the nation's older colleges, its alumni include Nathaniel Hawthorne,…Paston Letters
(Encyclopedia) Paston Letters, collection of personal and business correspondence, mostly among members of the Paston family of Norfolk, England. The letters cover the years from 1422 to 1529,…Erskine, John, 1509–91, Scottish reformer
(Encyclopedia) Erskine, John, 1509–91, Scottish reformer, called Erskine of Dun. After several years on the Continent he returned to Scotland, where he introduced the study of Greek in Scottish…Trending
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