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William STONE, Congress, TN (1791-1853)

STONE William , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Sevier County, Tenn. (then North Carolina), January 26, 1791; completed preparatory studies; held several local offices; was a captain in…

James Sproull COTHRAN, Congress, SC (1830-1897)

COTHRAN James Sproull , a Representative from South Carolina; born near Abbeville, Abbeville County, S.C., August 8, 1830; attended the country schools; graduated from the University of Georgia…

The Farming of the Bones

Author:Edwidge DanticatPublisher:Soho Press Edwidge Danticat possesses a gift for narrating excruciating scenes with a poetic economy. This talent makes the 1937 Haitian massacre a perfect…

Isaac THOMAS, Congress, TN (1784-1859)

THOMAS Isaac , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Sevierville, Tenn., November 4, 1784; after the death of his parents he moved to Winchester, Tenn., in 1800; self-educated; studied law;…

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin was a superstar of silent comedies and one of the great icons of 20th-century film. Charlie Chaplin had a rotten childhood but got an early start in the entertainment business,…

Brian Jacques Biography

authorBorn: 6/15/1939Birthplace: Liverpool, EnglandDied: 2/5/2011 (Liverpool, England) The son of an Irish truck driver and his wife, Brian Jacques left…

Charles Sumner

Charles Sumner was a U.S. senator from Massachusetts (1851-74) who was active in the movement to abolish slavery and to give equal rights to Black Americans before and after the Civil War. Yet he's…

Adolph MEYER, Congress, LA (1842-1908)

MEYER Adolph , a Representative from Louisiana; born in Natchez, Adams County, Miss., October 19, 1842; attended the common schools; matriculated at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville,…

Frank Boyd GARY, Congress, SC (1860-1922)

Senate Years of Service: 1908-1909 Party: Democrat GARY Frank Boyd , a Senator from South Carolina; born in Cokesbury, Abbeville County, S.C., March 9, 1860; attended the Cokesbury…

John Sebastian LITTLE, Congress, AR (1853-1916)

LITTLE John Sebastian , a Representative from Arkansas; born at Jenny Lind, Sebastian County, Ark., March 15, 1853; attended the common schools and Cane Hill College, Arkansas; studied law; was…