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Andrew Mellon Biography

Andrew Mellonfinancier, public official, philanthropistBorn: 3/24/1855Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pa. Having been born into a wealthy banking family, Mellon used the experience he gained in…

Robert Graves: An Old Twenty-Third Man

An Old Twenty-Third Man"Is that the Three-and-Twentieth, Strabo mine, Marching below, and we still gulping wine?" From the sad magic of his fragrant cup The red-faced old centurion started up…

Walt Whitman: Pensive on Her Dead Gazing

Pensive on Her Dead GazingPensive on her dead gazing I heard the Mother of All, Desperate on the torn bodies, on the forms covering the battlefields gazing, (As the last gun ceased, but the…

Accountant---CPA (#5)

Anonomys Tell us about your work-what do you do? I am an accredited business accountant , accredited tax advisor , and enrolled agent…

James Armistead Biography

James Armistead(James Lafayette)patriot of the American RevolutionBorn: 1760?Birthplace: ? An African American slave in Virginia, Armistead sought and received permission from his master,…

The Devil's Dictionary: Limb

by Ambrose Bierce LIGHTHOUSELINENLIMB -n. The branch of a tree or the leg of an American woman. 'Twas a pair of boots that the lady bought>, And the salesman laced them tight…