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Edmund Henry PENDLETON, Congress, NY (1788-1862)

PENDLETON Edmund Henry , a Representative from New York; born in Savannah, Ga., in 1788; received a liberal schooling; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced for several years in Hyde…

Robert Lindsay THOMAS, Congress, GA (1943)

THOMAS Robert Lindsay , a Representative from Georgia; born in Patterson, Pierce County, Ga., November 20, 1943; graduated from Patterson High School, Patterson, Ga., 1961; B.A., University of…

Conrad Aiken

Aiken, Conrad[1889-1973](3)Born at Savannah, Ga., Aug. 5, 1889. Received the degree of A.B. from Harvard University in 1912 and in August of the same year married Miss Jessie McDonald, of…

Jabez Young JACKSON, Congress, GA (1790)

JACKSON Jabez Young , a Representative from Georgia; born in Savannah, Ga., in July 1790; resided at Clarkesville; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by…

Zalmon WILDMAN, Congress, CT (1775-1835)

WILDMAN Zalmon , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn., February 16, 1775; completed preparatory studies; manufacturer of hats; established the first hat…

The Ventriloquist's Tale

Author:Pauline MelvillePublisher:Bloomsbury Publishingn Rare is the voice that can conjure forth an entire world. With the title metaphor of ventriloquism guiding this exquisite exploration…

JONES, James, Congress, GA (1801)

JONES James , a Representative from Georgia; born in Maryland, birth date unknown; moved to Georgia with his uncle, Colonel Marbury, in 1740; attended the academy in Augusta; studied law; was…

Rudolph BUNNER, Congress, NY (1779-1837)

BUNNER Rudolph , a Representative from New York; born in Savannah, Wayne County, N.Y., August 17, 1779; was graduated from Columbia College, at New York City, in 1798; studied law; was…

Chinua Achebe

Name at birth: Albert Chinualumogu AchebeNigerian Chinua Achebe's 1958 novel Things Fall Apart remains one of the most important books in English by an African author. The first internationally…