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Great Awakening
(Encyclopedia) Great Awakening, series of religious revivals that swept over the American colonies about the middle of the 18th cent. It resulted in doctrinal changes and influenced social and…Bellamy, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Bellamy, Joseph, 1719–90, New England clergyman, b. Cheshire, Conn. A follower of Jonathan Edwards and a powerful revivalist of the Great Awakening, he preached in Bethlehem, Conn.,…Chauncy, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Chauncy, CharlesChauncy, Charleschônˈsē, chänˈ– [key], 1705–87, American Congregational clergyman, b. Boston. He was ordained as a minister of the First Church, Boston, in 1727 and…Finley, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Finley, Samuel, 1715–66, Presbyterian minister, president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton), b. Ireland. He went to North America in 1734 and is believed to have studied…Cruz, Ramón de la
(Encyclopedia) Cruz, Ramón de laCruz, Ramón de larämōnˈ dā lä kr&oomacr;th [key], 1731–94, Spanish dramatist. He wrote tragedies and adapted French and Italian plays, but he owes his fame to his…Selected Essays in Black History: The Awakening of the Negro
Dave's Neckliss The Story of Uncle Tom's Cabin The Awakening of the Negro by Booker T. Washington When a mere boy, I saw a young colored man, who had spent several years in school…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Fragment: Zephyrus the Awakener
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Fragment: The Lady of the SouthFragment: RainFragment: Zephyrus the Awakener Published by Rossetti, "Complete Poetical Works of P. B. S.", 1870. Come, thou…Day, John, English printer
(Encyclopedia) Day, John, 1522–84, English printer. At his London shop Day designed and made type for himself, but not for sale. His types included musical notes and the first Anglo-Saxon type. He…Laurent, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Laurent, RobertLaurent, Robertrōbârˈ lôrĕntˈ [key], 1890–1970, American sculptor, b. France. He emigrated to the United States in 1902 and later studied in Rome. Progressing from early…Dickinson, Jonathan
(Encyclopedia) Dickinson, Jonathan, 1688–1747, American Presbyterian clergyman, a founder and first president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton Univ.), b. Hatfield, Mass., grad. Yale, 1706…Trending
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