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James Dickey Biography

James Dickey poet, novelist, critic, lecturer Though considered one of the country's most respected poets, Dickey is best remembered for his novel Deliverance, the tale of a traumatic canoe…

Dennis James Biography

Dennis James television announcer, game-show host He may not be a household name, but James's face should be recognizable to any television viewer. Since he first entered broadcasting in…

James Armistead Biography

James Armistead(James Lafayette)patriot of the American RevolutionBorn: 1760?Birthplace: ? An African American slave in Virginia, Armistead sought and received permission from his master,…

James Bryant Conant

Conant, James Bryant (kōˈnənt) [key], 1893–1978, American educator, b. Dorchester, Mass., grad. Harvard (B.A., 1913; Ph.D., 1916). Except for a brief period in the army (1917–19), Conant taught…

James Winthrop: Agrippa I

Agrippa IJames Winthrop23 November 1787by James Winthrop, AgrippaTo the People.Many inconveniencies and difficulties in the new plan of government have been mentioned by different writers on…

James Winthrop: Agrippa V

Agrippa VJames Winthrop11 December 1787by James Winthrop, AgrippaTo the People.In the course of inquiry it has appeared, that for the purposes of internal regulation and domestick…

James Winthrop: Agrippa X

Agrippa XJames Winthrop1 January 1788by James Winthrop, AgrippaTo the People.Friends and Brethren,It is a duty incumbent on every man, who has had opportunities for inquiry, to lay the result…

James Chu Biography

James Chucomputer entrepreneurBorn: 1957Birthplace: Taiwan Chu's first job was selling Chinese-English dictionaries and English-language instruction tapes. He later got a job with a small…