(Encyclopedia) Saint-Amant, Marc-Antoine de Gérard, Sieur deSaint-Amant, Marc-Antoine de Gérard, Sieur demärk-äNtwänˈ də zhārärˈ, syör də săNtämäNˈ [key], 1594–1661, French lyric poet. After…
(Encyclopedia) decathlondecathlondĭkăthˈlŏn [key], in modern Olympic games, a contest for men held over two days and composed of 10 track-and-field events. It consists of the long jump; the high jump…
(Encyclopedia) James. 1 Unnavigable river, 710 mi (1,143 km) long, rising in central N.Dak. and flowing across S.Dak. to the Missouri River at Yankton, S.Dak. Jamestown Dam on the river is an…
(Encyclopedia) Sillitoe, Alan, 1928–2010, English writer, b. Nottingham. The son of an illiterate tannery worker, he grew up in poverty, left school at 14, and was himself a factory worker as a…
BATES, Arthur Laban, (nephew of John Milton Thayer), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Meadville, Crawford County, Pa., June 6, 1859; studied under tutors and was graduated from…
McDONALD, Lawrence Patton, a Representative from Georgia; born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., April 1, 1935; educated in the public elementary schools of Georgia; graduated, Darlington High…
McPHERSON, Isaac Vanbert, a Representative from Missouri; born near Rome, Douglas County, Mo., March 8, 1868; moved to Bradleyville, Taney County, Mo., with his parents; attended the graded…
HERNDON, William Smith, a Representative from Texas; born in Rome, Floyd County, Ga., November 27, 1835; moved to Wood County, Tex., in May 1852; attended the common schools and was graduated…
WELCH, John, a Representative from Ohio; born near New Athens, Harrison County, Ohio, October 28, 1805; received a liberal schooling and was graduated from Franklin College; moved to Athens…
