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O'Meara, Barry Edward

(Encyclopedia) O'Meara, Barry EdwardO'Meara, Barry Edwardōmäˈrə [key], 1786–1836, Irish physician. A surgeon in the British navy, he attended the exiled French emperor Napoleon I on St. Helena and…

A Great Transaction in Land

Chapter 2 A Great Transaction in Land The people of the young Republic of the United States were greatly astonished, in the summer of 1803, to learn that Napoleon Bonaparte,…

Lewis & Clark: A Great Transaction in Land

by NoahBrooks Beginning a Long JourneyA Great Transaction in Land The people of the young Republic of the United States were greatly astonished, in the summer of 1803…

Lucien Bonaparte CHASE, Congress, TN (1817-1864)

CHASE Lucien Bonaparte , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Derby Line, Vt., December 5, 1817; moved to Dover, Tenn., about 1838 and taught school; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…

Charles Napoleon BRUMM, Congress, PA (1838-1917)

BRUMM Charles Napoleon , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pa., June 9, 1838; attended the common schools and Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, Pa.;…

Klenze, Leo von

(Encyclopedia) Klenze, Leo vonKlenze, Leo vonlāˈō fən klĕnˈtsə [key], 1784–1864, German architect and landscape and portrait painter. He was court architect to Jérôme Bonaparte of Westphalia and to…