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Tubman, Harriet
(Encyclopedia) Tubman, Harriet, c.1820–1913, American abolitionist, b. Dorchester co., Md. Born into slavery, she escaped to Phildelphia in 1849, and subsequently became one of the most successful “…Monitor and Merrimack
(Encyclopedia) Monitor and Merrimack, two American warships that fought the first engagement between ironclad ships. When, at the beginning of the Civil War, the Union forces abandoned the Norfolk…Gerry, Elbridge
(Encyclopedia) Gerry, ElbridgeGerry, Elbridgegĕrˈē [key], 1744–1814, American statesman, Vice President of the United States, b. Marblehead, Mass. He was elected (1772) to the Massachusetts General…William Elisha HAYNES, Congress, OH (1829-1914)
HAYNES William Elisha , a Representative from Ohio; born in Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer County, N.Y., October 19, 1829; moved to Ohio with his parents, who settled in Lower Sandusky (now Fremont) in…Ralph Pomeroy BUCKLAND, Congress, OH (1812-1892)
BUCKLAND Ralph Pomeroy , a Representative from Ohio; born in Leyden, Mass., January 20, 1812; moved with his parents to Ravenna, Ohio, the same year; attended the country schools, Tallmadge (…Percy Bysshe Shelley: A List of the Principal Editions of Shelley's Poetical Works, Showing the Various Printed Sources of the Contents of this Edition
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Notes on the Text and Its PunctuationIndex of First LinesA List of the Principal Editions of Shelley's Poetical Works, Showing the Various Printed Sources of the…Adams, Charles Francis, 1807–86, American public official
(Encyclopedia) Adams, Charles Francis, 1807–86, American public official, minister to Great Britain (1861–68), b. Boston; son of John Quincy Adams. After a boyhood spent in various European capitals…Yen, James Y. C.
(Encyclopedia) Yen, James Y. C.Yen, James Y. C.yĕn [key], Mandarin Yen Yang-chu, 1893–1990, Chinese educator, b. Sichuan prov., China, educated at Yale (B.A., 1918) and Princeton (M.A., 1920)…Walker, Madam C. J.
(Encyclopedia) Walker, Madam C. J., 1867–1919, African-American entrepeneur, b. Delta, La., as Sarah Breedlove. Thought to be America's first black female millionaire, this daughter of ex-slaves was…St. Laurent, Louis Stephen
(Encyclopedia) St. Laurent, Louis StephenSt. Laurent, Louis StephensăN lôräNˈ [key], 1882–1973, Canadian political leader. A well-known lawyer, he entered (1941) political life as minister of justice…Trending
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