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Brooks, Van Wyck
(Encyclopedia) Brooks, Van WyckBrooks, Van Wyckvăn wĭkˈ [key], 1886–1963, American critic, b. Plainfield, N.J., grad. Harvard, 1908. His first book, The Wine of the Puritans (1909), presented the…Barker, James Nelson
(Encyclopedia) Barker, James Nelson, 1784–1858, American playwright, b. Philadelphia. In 1838, Van Buren appointed him comptroller of the Treasury, and with slight interruptions he worked in the…Brewer's: Van
of an army is the French avant, but van, a winnowing machine, is the Latin vannus, our fan. The Spirit of the Van. A sort of fairy which haunts the Van Pools in the mountains of…The Van
Director: Stephen Frears Writer: Roddy Doyle Director of Photography: Oliver Stapleton Editor: Mick Audsley Music: Eric Clapton Production Designer: Mark Geraghty…Van Buren, Martin
(Encyclopedia) Van Buren, Martin, 1782–1862, 8th President of the United States (1837–41), b. Kinderhook, Columbia co., N.Y. He was again the presidential candidate of the Democratic party in 1840…Hertzog, James Barry Munnik
(Encyclopedia) Hertzog, James Barry MunnikHertzog, James Barry Munnikhûrtˈsŏg, hĕrtˈsôkh [key], 1866–1942, South African military and political leader. Before the South African War, in which he…James Isaac VAN ALEN, Congress, NY (1776-1870)
VAN ALEN, James Isaac, (half brother of Martin Van Buren), a Representative from New York; born in Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y., in 1776; attended the common schools; city clerk of…James Edward VAN ZANDT, Congress, PA (1898-1986)
VAN ZANDT James Edward , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Altoona, Blair County, Pa., December 18, 1898; attended the public schools and the Pennsylvania Railroad Apprentice School,…Rives, William Cabell
(Encyclopedia) Rives, William CabellRives, William Cabellrēvz [key], 1793–1868, American politician and diplomat, b. Nelson co. (then part of Amherst co.), Va. A lawyer, he sat in the Virginia…Van Curler, Arent
(Encyclopedia) Van Curler or Van Corlaer, ArentVan Curler or Van Corlaer, Arentärˈənt văn kûrˈlər, vän kôrˈlär [key], 1619–67, Dutch colonist in New Netherland. He came (1637) to the colony to assist…Trending
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