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Adams, John, American composer
(Encyclopedia)Adams, John (John Coolidge Adams), 1947โ, American composer, b. Worcester, Mass. A clarinetist, he studied composition at Harvard (B.A. 1969, M.A. 1971). Often regarded as the most outstanding, tech...Adams, Robert McCormick, Jr.
(Encyclopedia)Adams, Robert McCormick, Jr., 1926โ, American anthropologist, b. Chicago, Ill., grad. Univ. of Chicago (Ph.B., 1947; M.A., 1952; Ph.D., 1956). He served on the faculty of the Univ. of Chicago (1955โ...Adams, John, 2d President of the United States
(Encyclopedia)Adams, John, 1735โ1826, 2d President of the United States (1797โ1801), b. Quincy (then in Braintree), Mass., grad. Harvard, 1755. John Adams and his wife, Abigail Adams, founded one of the most di...Glaspell, Susan
(Encyclopedia)Glaspell, Susan glฤsหpฤl [key], 1876โ1948, American author, b. Davenport, Iowa, grad. Drake Univ. She married the playwright George Cram Cook (1913) and with him organized (1915) the Provincetown...Adams, Charles Francis, 1807โ86, American public official
(Encyclopedia)Adams, Charles Francis, 1807โ86, American public official, minister to Great Britain (1861โ68), b. Boston; son of John Quincy Adams. After a boyhood spent in various European capitals, he was grad...Adams, Charles Francis, 1835โ1915, American economist and historian
(Encyclopedia)Adams, Charles Francis, 1835โ1915, American economist and historian, b. Boston; son of Charles Francis Adams (1807โ86). In the Civil War he fought at Antietam and Gettysburg and was brevetted brig...Adams, Charles Francis, 1866โ1954, U.S. Secretary of the Navy
(Encyclopedia)Adams, Charles Francis, 1866โ1954, U.S. Secretary of the Navy (1929โ33), b. Quincy, Mass.; grandson of Charles Francis Adams (1807โ86). He practiced law for a brief period in Boston but for most...F. P. A.
(Encyclopedia)F. P. A.: see Adams, Franklin Pierce. ...Braintree, town, United States
(Encyclopedia)Braintree, town (2020 pop. 39,143), E Mass., a suburb of Boston; inc. 1640. Metal, rubber, and paper are among its manufactures. Braintree included Quin...Stanley, Carter Glen
(Encyclopedia)Stanley, Carter Glen: see under Stanley, Ralph Edmond. ...Browse by Subject
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