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Faulkner, William
(Encyclopedia) Faulkner, William, 1897–1962, American novelist, b. New Albany, Miss., one of the great American writers of the 20th cent. Born into an old Southern family named Falkner, he changed…Most Popular Dog and Cat Names, 2007
Rank Dogs Cats 1. Max Max 2. Molly Tigger 3. Jake Smokey 4.…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Elegy On The Late Miss Burnet Of Monboddo
by Robert Burns On The Birth Of A Posthumous ChildElegy On The Late Miss Burnet Of Monboddo Life ne'er exulted in so rich a prize, As Burnet, lovely from her native skies;…Gwin, William McKendree
(Encyclopedia) Gwin, William McKendree, 1805–85, American politician, b. Sumner co., Tenn. He received (1828) a degree in medicine from Transylvania Univ. and practiced in Clinton, Miss., until 1833…Davis, Richard Harding
(Encyclopedia) Davis, Richard Harding, 1864–1916, American author and journalist, b. Philadelphia; son of Rebecca Harding Davis. After attending Lehigh and Johns Hopkins universities, he became a…Yazoo
(Encyclopedia) YazooYazooyăzˈ&oomacr; [key], river, 188 mi (303 km) long, formed in W central Miss. by the confluence of the Tallahatchie and Yalobusha rivers. Prevented by natural levees from…Bell, Cool Papa
(Encyclopedia) Bell, Cool Papa (James Thomas Bell), 1903–91, African-American baseball player, b. Starkville, Miss. A centerfielder and switch hitter as well as one of the fastest baserunners in…Jolley, Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Jolley, Elizabeth (Monica Elizabeth Jolley), 1923–2007, Australian novelist, b. Birmingham, England. A nurse during World War II, she immigrated to Western Australia in 1959. Although…Jones, James Earl
(Encyclopedia) Jones, James Earl, 1931–, American actor, b. Tate co., Miss. Jones made his stage debut at the Univ. of Michigan and appeared thereafter for seven years with the New York Shakespeare…Natchez Trace
(Encyclopedia) Natchez Trace, road, from Natchez, Miss., to Nashville, Tenn., of great commercial and military importance from the 1780s to the 1830s. It grew from a series of Native American trails…Trending
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