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Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: To Dr. Maxwell
by Robert Burns She Says She Loes Me Best Of A'To The Beautiful Miss Eliza J-NTo Dr. Maxwell On Miss Jessy Staig's recovery. Maxwell, if merit here you crave, That merit I…Cable, George Washington
(Encyclopedia) Cable, George Washington, 1844–1925, American author, b. New Orleans. He is remembered primarily for his early sketches and novels of creole life, which established his reputation as…Bogdanovich, Peter
(Encyclopedia) Bogdanovich, Peter, 1939 - 2021, American film director, actor, and critic, b. Kingston, N.Y. Bogdanovich was the son of Serbian…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: D
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…Battle Creek
(Encyclopedia) Battle Creek, city (2020 pop. 52,721), Calhoun co., S Mich., at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek rivers; settled 1831,…Tassie, James
(Encyclopedia) Tassie, James, 1735–99, Scottish gem engraver and modeler. At first a stonemason, he went to Dublin, where he assisted the gem engraver Dr. Henry Quin. With him Tassie invented an…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: W
Selected Biographies A to ZA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+ biographies Biographies by…Who Was Who in the Khmer Rouge, Part 2
by Borgna Brunner On April 15, 1998, Pol Pot died. His body was hastily cremated without an autopsy, and there has been some speculation that his former comrades poisoned him. He died…Leslie, Charles Robert
(Encyclopedia) Leslie, Charles RobertLeslie, Charles Robertlĕzˈlē [key], 1794–1859, English painter and writer, b. London. Educated in the United States, he returned to England to study art and to…Macdonald, Flora
(Encyclopedia) Macdonald, Flora, 1722–90, Scottish Jacobite heroine. She aided Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, to escape to France after the defeat of the Jacobites at Culloden…