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Blackmur, Richard Palmer
(Encyclopedia)Blackmur, Richard Palmer, 1904–65, American critic and poet, b. Springfield, Mass. Although he had no formal education after high school, he was a resident fellow (1940–48) and professor (1948–6...Fair Oaks, American Civil War battle
(Encyclopedia)Fair Oaks: see Peninsular campaign. ...Fish, Hamilton, 1888–1991, American politician
(Encyclopedia)Fish, Hamilton, 1888–1991: see Fish, family. ...Fish, Hamilton, 1926–96, American politician
(Encyclopedia)Fish, Hamilton, 1926–96: see Fish, family. ...Bingham, Hiram, 1875–1956, American archaeologist, historian, and statesman
(Encyclopedia)Bingham, Hiram, 1875–1956, American archaeologist, historian, and statesman, b. Honolulu; son of Hiram Bingham (1831–1908). He was educated at Yale (B.A., 1898), the Univ. of California (M.A., 190...Greene, Evarts Boutell
(Encyclopedia)Greene, Evarts Boutell ĕvˈərts, bo͞otĕlˈ [key], 1870–1947, American historian, b. Kobe, Japan, where his parents were missionaries, grad. Harvard (B.A., 1890; Ph.D., 1893). He began teaching A...Quincy, Josiah, 1744–75, political leader in the American Revolution
(Encyclopedia)Quincy, Josiah kwĭnˈzē [key], 1744–75, political leader in the American Revolution, b. Boston. An outstanding lawyer, he wrote a series of anonymous articles for the Boston Gazette in which he op...Mencken, H. L.
(Encyclopedia)Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis Mencken) mĕngˈkən, mĕnˈ– [key], 1880–1956, American editor, author, and critic, b. Baltimore, studied at the Baltimore Polytechnic. Probably America's most influen...Knopf, Alfred A.
(Encyclopedia)Knopf, Alfred A. (Alfred Abraham Knopf) kənŏpfˈ, nŏpf [key], 1892–1984, American publisher, b. New York City. After working (1912–14) for the Doubleday, Page Publishing Company, he founded (19...Babbitt, Natalie
(Encyclopedia)Babbitt, Natalie, 1932–2016, American children's book author and illustrator, b. Dayton, Ohio, as Natalie Zane Moore, grad. Smith College, 1954. She illustrated The Forty-Ninth Magician (1966), writ...Browse by Subject
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