BURKE, Yvonne Brathwaite, a Representative from California; born Perle Yvonne Watson in Los Angeles, Calif., October 5, 1932; attended the public schools in Los Angeles; B.A., University of…
(Encyclopedia) Kendrick, John, c.1740–1794, American sea captain, b. Massachusetts. During part of the American Revolution he commanded privateers. As commander of an expedition composed of the…
(Encyclopedia) graveyard school, 18th-century school of English poets who wrote primarily about human mortality. Often set in a graveyard, their poems mused on the vicissitudes of life, the solitude…
(Encyclopedia) bluestone, common name for the blue, crystalline heptahydrate of cupric sulfate called chalcanthite, a minor ore of copper. It also refers to a fine-grained, light to dark colored blue…
Clay and Pottery An ancient art by Phyllis McKee Clay on a potter's wheel Since the first piece of clay fell into a fire and was transformed into a glasslike material,…
Senate Years of Service: 1907-1912Party: DemocratTAYLOR, Robert Love, (son of Nathaniel Green Taylor and brother of Alfred Alexander Taylor), a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee;…
Senate Years of Service: 1808-1813; 1822-1823; 1823-1825; 1825-1826Party: Federalist; Federalist; Adams-Clay Federalist; AdamsLLOYD, James, a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass…
Senate Years of Service: 1808-1813; 1822-1823; 1823-1825; 1825-1826 Party: Federalist; Federalist; Adams-Clay Federalist; Adams LLOYD, James, a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Boston,…
alternative rock band Chart-topping rock band Slipknot is one of the prominent examples of alternative heavy metal. Exploding on the scene with a horror-movie image complete with nuclear-reactor…
ANDREW, Abram Piatt, Jr., a Representative from Massachusetts; born in La Porte, La Porte County, Ind., February 12, 1873; attended the public schools and the Lawrenceville (N.J.) School; was…
