Last of the Yahi tribeBorn: 1860? In August 1911, a silent “wild man” was found walking down from the northeastern California hills. He was brought to the local sheriff, and a member of the nearby…
ALLEN, Amos Lawrence, a Representative from Maine; born in Waterboro, York County, Maine, March 17, 1837; attended the common schools, Whitestown Seminary, Whitestown, N.Y., and was graduated…
CONKLING, Frederick Augustus, (son of Alfred Conkling and brother of Roscoe Conkling), a Representative from New York; born in Canajoharie, Montgomery County, N.Y., August 22, 1816; pursued…
(Encyclopedia) Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791–1872, American inventor and artist, b. Charlestown, Mass., grad. Yale, 1810. He studied painting in England under Washington Allston and achieved some…
(Encyclopedia) Pure Land Buddhism or Amidism, devotional sect of Mahayana Buddhism in China and Japan, centering on worship of the Buddha Amitabha. According to the Pure Land Sutras, composed in…
Theories of DirectingMovies and FilmFilm DirectingHow to Recognize a Great DirectorTheories of DirectingThe DirectorsSome Films on Directing This section covers various theories of directing.…
TAYLOR, Nathaniel Green, (father of Alfred Alexander Taylor and Robert Love Taylor), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Happy Valley, Carter County, Tenn., December 29, 1819; was…
DOCKERY, Oliver Hart, (son of Alfred Dockery), a Representative from North Carolina; born near Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C., August 12, 1830; attended the public schools and Wake Forest (…
Senate Years of Service: 1951-1952Party: RepublicanSEATON, Frederick Andrew, a Senator from Nebraska; born in Washington, D.C., December 11, 1909; attended the public schools in Manhattan,…
