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Glaspell, Susan
(Encyclopedia) Glaspell, SusanGlaspell, Susanglăsˈpĕl [key], 1876–1948, American author, b. Davenport, Iowa, grad. Drake Univ. She married the playwright George Cram Cook (1913) and with him…Beard, James
(Encyclopedia) Beard, James, 1903–85, American cooking teacher and cookbook author, b. Portland, Oreg. His interest in food was encouraged by his mother, who had been a hotel proprietor. He was a…Banks, Sir Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Banks, Sir Joseph, 1743–1820, British naturalist and patron of the sciences. He accompanied Capt. James Cook on his voyage around the world and made large collections of biological…Cook, George Cram
(Encyclopedia) Cook, George Cram: see Glaspell, Susan.Frank Conroy 2005 Deaths
Frank ConroyAge: 69 writer whose 1967 memoir Stop-Time about his troubled, lonely adolescence brought him celebrity and acclaim. He headed the prestigious Writers' Workshop at the University…Robert Creeley 2005 Deaths
Robert CreeleyAge: 78 influential poet, essayist, short-story writer who was a leading member of the Black Mountain school of poetry. Known for his spare, compressed style, Creeley typically…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, March 4, 1806
Day 1241 Day 1243 Clark, March 4, 1806 Tuesday March 4th 1806 Not any accurrance to day worthy of notice. we live Sumptiously on our wappatoe and Sturgeon. the Anchovey is so delicate that…Hinsdale
(Encyclopedia) Hinsdale, village (2020 pop. 17,395), Cook and Du Page counties, NE Ill., part of the greater Chicago metropolitan area; inc. 1873.…Bellwood
(Encyclopedia) Bellwood, residential village (2020 pop. 18,380), Cook co., NE Ill.; inc. 1900. Among Bellwood's manufactures are consumer goods, brass…Riverdale
(Encyclopedia) Riverdale, village (1990 pop. 13,671), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb adjacent to Chicago; inc. 1892. Its large steel mill closed with the national decline of the industry.Trending
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