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Victor Luitpold BERGER, Congress, WI (1860-1929)
BERGER Victor Luitpold , a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Nieder Rebbach, Austria-Hungary, February 28, 1860; attended the Gymnasia at Leutschau and the universities at Budapest and Vienna;…Other American Library Association Awards for Children's Books, 2002
Also see the Caldecott Medal and the Newbery Medal winnners.2002 Coretta Scott King Awards, honoring black authors and illustrators: (author): The Land, Mildred D. Taylor (Penguin Putnam/…cuesta
(Encyclopedia) cuestacuestakwĕsˈtə [key], asymmetric ridge characterized by a short, steep escarpment on one side, and a long, gentle slope on the other. The steep side exposes the edge of erosion-…Matthew, Gospel according to
(Encyclopedia) Matthew, Gospel according to, 1st book of the New Testament. Scholars conjecture that it was written for the church at Antioch toward the end of the 1st cent. Traditonally regarded as…Marcuse, Herbert
(Encyclopedia) Marcuse, HerbertMarcuse, Herbertmärk&oomacr;ˈzə [key], 1898–1979, U.S. political philosopher, b. Berlin. He was educated at the Univ. of Freiburg and with Theodore Adorno and Max…McCormick, Robert Sanderson
(Encyclopedia) McCormick, Robert Sanderson, 1849–1919, American diplomat, b. Rockbridge co., Va.; nephew of Cyrus Hall McCormick. President McKinley appointed (1901) him minister to Austria-Hungary.…essay
(Encyclopedia) essay, relatively short literary composition in prose, in which a writer discusses a topic, usually restricted in scope, or tries to persuade the reader to accept a particular point of…Elmira
(Encyclopedia) Elmira Elmira ĕlmīˈrə [key], city (2020 pop. 26,523), seat of Chemung co., extreme S central…Afrofuturism
(Encyclopedia) Afrofuturism, artistic and cultural movement that is based on the wedding of African diasporic themes with modern technology and elements of science fiction and fantasy.…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…Trending
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