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Bryant, Bear
(Encyclopedia) Bryant, Bear (Paul Bryant)Bryant, Bearbrīˈənt [key], 1913–83, American football coach, b. Moro Bottom, Ark. The son of sharecroppers, he became a Southern culture hero through his…zither
(Encyclopedia) zitherzitherzĭthˈər [key], stringed musical instrument, derived from the psaltery and the dulcimer. It has a flat sound box over which are stretched from 30 to 45 strings; these are…Berea College
(Encyclopedia) Berea College, at Berea, Ky.; coeducational; founded 1855 by John G. Fee as a one-room school, chartered 1866, a college since 1869.…fluorite
(Encyclopedia) fluoritefluoritefl&oomacr;ˈərīt [key] or fluorsparfluoritefl&oomacr;ˈərspär [key], mineral appearing in various colors, e.g., green, yellow-brown, rose, and red. Chemically, it…American saddlebred horse
(Encyclopedia) American saddlebred horse, breed of light horse with great beauty, easy gait, and stamina; also known as the American saddle horse and the Kentucky saddler. It was developed primarily…Constitutional Union party
(Encyclopedia) Constitutional Union party, in U.S. history, formed when the conflict between North and South broke down the older parties. The Constitutional Union group, composed of former Whigs and…Gratz, Barnard
(Encyclopedia) Gratz, BarnardGratz, Barnardgrăts [key], 1738–1801, American merchant, b. Langensdorf, Upper Silesia. Having worked in his cousin's countinghouse in London, Gratz emigrated (1754) to…Zane, Ebenezer
(Encyclopedia) Zane, Ebenezer, 1747–1811, American pioneer and land speculator, b. near what is now Moorefield, W.Va. (then Virginia). With his brothers Silas and Jonathan, he went west in 1769 and…Boonesboro
(Encyclopedia) BoonesboroBoonesborob&oomacr;nzˈbərə, –bûrō [key], former settlement, central Ky., on the Kentucky River. It was named for Daniel Boone, who in 1775 built a small fort there under…Kentucky: Persons per square mile, 2000
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