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dime novels

(Encyclopedia) dime novels, swift-moving, thrilling novels, mainly about the American Revolution, the frontier period, and the Civil War. The books were first sold in 1860 for 10 cents by the firm of…

Biringuccio, Vannocio

(Encyclopedia) Biringuccio, VannocioBiringuccio, Vannociovän-nôˈchō bērēn-g&oomacr;tˈchō [key], 1480–c.1539, Italian metallurgist. He is best known for his practical manual of metallurgy, De la…

Northfield

(Encyclopedia) Northfield, city (1990 pop. 14,684), Rice co., SE Minn., near Minneapolis–St. Paul, on the Cannon River; inc. 1875. It is the trade center for a dairy and farming region. Manufactures…

White, Walter Francis

(Encyclopedia) White, Walter Francis, 1893–1955, American civil-rights leader, b. Atlanta, Ga., grad. Atlanta Univ., 1916. From 1931 until his death he was secretary of the National Association for…

Cannon County, TN Census Data

Tennessee Cannon County, Tennessee People QuickFactsCannon CountyTennesseePopulation, 2005 estimate 13,3375,962,959Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 4.0%4.8%Population…

Cannon County, TN Social Statistics

Cannon county tennessee dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school2,831100.0Nursery school,…

Cannon County, TN Economic Statistics

Cannon county tennessee dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over9,922100.0In labor force6,21762.7Civilian…

Cannon County, TN Housing Statistics

Cannon county tennessee dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units5,420100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached3,89971.91-unit,…

Jones, Sir William

(Encyclopedia) Jones, Sir William, 1746–94, English philologist and jurist. Jones was celebrated for his understanding of jurisprudence and of Oriental languages. He published an Essay on the Law of…