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George Anson Anson, Baron
George Anson Anson, Baron 1697-1762, British admiral. In his famous voyage (1740-44) around the world, Anson, in spite of shipwrecks and scurvy, inflicted great damage on Spanish shipping and returned to England with a rich prize. He was raised to the peerage after his popular naval victory (1747) ... Read more
Anson Burlingame
Anson Burlingame , 1820-70, American diplomat, b. New Berlin, N.Y. He became a lawyer in Boston and later (1855-61) a Congressman. Defeated for reelection, he was made (1861) minister to China. By his tact and understanding of Chinese opposition to the autocratic methods of foreigners in the treaty ... Read more
Sir William Reynell Anson
Sir William Reynell Anson , 1843-1914, English jurist. He was a founder of the school of law at the Univ. of Oxford. From 1899 to his death he sat in Parliament as a member for Oxford. His Principles of the English Law of Contract (1879) and The Law and Custom of the Constitution (2 vol., 1886-9... Read more
Robert Anson MacDonald Heinlein
Robert Anson MacDonald Heinlein , 1907-88, American science-fiction writer, b. Butler, Mo. His best-known novel, Stranger in a Strange Land (1961), concerns a young man raised by Martians who returns to earth. It became a cult classic during the 1960s. Other works include The Green Hills of Earth... Read more
John Byron
John Byron 1723-86, British vice admiral and explorer. Sailing in 1740 with Admiral George Anson on a voyage around the world, he was shipwrecked off Chile. His Narrative of Great Distresses on the Shores of Patagonia (1768) is said to have been used by his grandson, the poet George Gordon, Lord ... Read more
Leonidas Lafayette Polk
Leonidas Lafayette Polk 1837-92, American agrarian leader, b. Anson co., N.C. After studying agriculture at Davidson College, he managed a plantation in North Carolina, served with the Confederate army in the Civil War, and then returned to farming. He led in the North Carolina Granger movement aft... Read more
California
California , most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Facts and Figures Area, 158,693 sq mi (411,015 sq km). Pop. (2000) 33,871,648, a 13.8% incr... Read more
Texas
Texas , largest state in the coterminous United States. It is located in the S Central part of the country and is bounded by Oklahoma, across the Red R. except in the Texas panhandle (N); Arkansas (NE); Louisiana, across the Sabine R. (E); the Gulf of Mexico (SE); Mexico, across the Rio Grande R. (S... Read more

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Anson, Lord George
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea Anson, Lord George (1697–1762...American, West Indian, and African waters. Anson's first great opportunity came as a post...success, by June 1743 misadventure had reduced Anson's force to a single ship, the Centurion...
Anson, George, Baron Anson
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Anson, George, Baron Anson (1697–1762), made his famous voyage round the world in 1740–4; an account of it compiled, according to the title-page, by his chaplain Richard Walter appeared in 1748. It is the source...
Adrian Constantine Anson
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Adrian Constantine Anson , 1851-1922, American baseball player-manager, known usually as "Cap" Anson, b. Marshalltown, Iowa. For most of his career he played with the Chicago club of the National League and was four times league batting...
Sir William Reynell Anson
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Sir William Reynell Anson , 1843-1914, English jurist. He was a founder of the school of law at the Univ. of Oxford. From 1899 to his death he sat...
George Anson Anson, Baron
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition George Anson Anson, Baron 1697-1762, British admiral. In his famous voyage (1740-44) around the world, Anson, in spite of shipwrecks and scurvy, inflicted great damage on Spanish...
Anson Burlingame
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Anson Burlingame American diplomat Anson Burlingame (1820-1870) served as U.S. minister to China and later as a Chinese envoy to the United States. Anson Burlingame was born on Nov. 14, 1820, in New Berlin, N.Y...
Anson, George, 1st Baron Anson
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Anson, George, 1st Baron Anson (1697–1762). A circumnavigator of the world, Anson shared some attributes with plundering Elizabethan ‘sea-dogs’ but his work also pointed Britain towards a modern commercial...
Anson Jones
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Anson Jones 1798-1858, last president of the Texas republic (1844-46), b. Seekonk section of Great Barrington, Mass. He studied...
Robert Anson MacDonald Heinlein
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Robert Anson MacDonald Heinlein , 1907-88, American science-fiction writer, b. Butler, Mo. His best-known novel, Stranger in a Strange...
Shame Woman, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...perf.] For twenty years, ever since she was seduced by Craig Anson ( Edward Pawley), Lize Burns ( Florence Rittenhouse) has...which causes Lily to run from the room and kill herself. When Anson calls at the cabin, Lize finds out he was Lily's seducer...

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Bromwich, Thomas John I’anson
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Bromwich, Thomas John I ’ anson ( b . Wolverhampton, England, 8 February 1875; d . Northhampton...Bromwich are G. H. Hardy, “ Thomas John I ’ Anson Bromwich, ” in Journal of the London Mathematical Society...
Anson, George, 1st Baron Anson
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Anson, George, 1st Baron Anson (1697–1762). A circumnavigator of the world, Anson shared some attributes with plundering Elizabethan ‘sea‐dogs’ but his work also pointed Britain towards a modern...
Anson, George, Baron Anson
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Anson, George, Baron Anson (1697–1762) British admiral, remembered for his circumnavigation of the world (1740–44). Due to shipwreck and scurvy among his crew he returned with only one of his original six ships though...
Newton, Hubert Anson
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography NEWTON, HUBERT ANSON ( b . Sherburne, New York, 19 March 1830; d . New Haven, Connecticut, 12 August 1896) astronomy, mathematics . Hubert was...
Lind, James
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...created little stir in Edinburgh but apparently attracted the attention of Lord Anson, then first Lord of the Admiralty, to whom it was dedicated. It is believed that Anson was later influential in securing Lind ’ s appointment to the Royal...
Burlingame Treaty
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...signed on 28 July 1868 in Washington, D.C., negotiated by Anson Burlingame, a former U.S. minister to China. China's...Columbia University Press, 1983. Williams, Frederick Wells. Anson Burlingame and the First Chinese Mission to Foreign Powers...
Walken, Christopher
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...1991 The Comfort of Strangers (Schrader) (as Robert); McBain (Glickenhaus) (title role) 1992 All-American Murder (Anson Williams) (as P. J. Decker); Batman Returns (Burton) (as Max Shreck); Mistress (Primus) (as Warren Zell) 1993...
Baseball
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...seven, made a walk; a strike zone was de-fined; and most players wore gloves, thus reducing errors. Players like Cap Anson and King Kelly had become stars, popular culture celebrated the sport in poems such as "Casey at the Bat," and periodicals...
Miniature
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...miniatures in a linear style. Miniatures survive from the hand of John Wesley Jarvis, a respected painter in New York State. Anson Dickinson, a trained silversmith, gained renown for his miniatures. Joseph Wood began his miniature career in New York State...
Moore, Eliakim Hastings
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...University, from which he received the A.B. in 1883 as class valedictorian and the Ph.D. in 1885. The mathematician Hubert Anson Newton, his guiding spirit at Yale, then financed a year ’ s study abroad for him at the universities of G ö...

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Cap Anson 1: When Captaining a Team Meant Something: Leadership in Baseball's Early Years.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Nine; 3/22/2008; ; 700+ words ; Howard W. Rosenberg. Cap Anson 1: When Captaining a Team Meant Something...2003. 394 pp. Cloth, $28.00. Cap Anson 2: The Theatrical and Kingly Mike Kelly...2004. 438 pp. Cloth, $29.00. Cap Anson 3: Muggsy McGraw and the Tricksters...
Carving artist: Anson brings chainsaw act to Bass Pro event.
Newspaper article from: Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK); 4/18/2007; 700+ words ; Byline: Paul Tackett Apr. 18--Anson brings chainsaw act to Bass Pro event Dean Anson was primarily known for his ability to build pole...for art, but I had trouble sitting still," Anson said. Anson eventually found his creative spark...
SCHOOL BOARD'S I'ANSON LED WITH CALM PASSION.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 7/3/2000; ; 700+ words ; He's heading for a boat, Larry I'Anson is, to hunt fish and ignore his aching...you say `yes.' '' Lawrence W. I'Anson Jr. decided against trying for reelection...the last two as its chairman. Under I'Anson, the board forced the resignation of longtime...
Cap's bats: the baseball bats of captain Adrian C. Anson.
Magazine article from: The Baseball Research Journal; 1/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; Adrian C. Anson was the venerable captain of the famous...kingpins of the baseball world in the 1880s. Anson is more popularly, although slightly incorrectly...today's fans as "Cap." In his own time Anson was identified in the press, variously...
Admiral George Anson and his Lamerie silver.
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 6/1/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...2) It had been owned by Admiral George Anson (Pl. I), whose exploits at sea had...in eighteenth-century English silver. Anson was born on April 23, 1697, at Shugborough...must have been a source of pride to George Anson, who later in life always included the...
DOUBLE PLAY FROM FOOTBALL TO BASEBAL FOR TAFT'S ANSON.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 3/9/2004; 700+ words ; ...Hills senior center fielder Brandon Anson is going to have to be forgiven for. ``You know who was out here?'' Anson said. ``Gabe Kap-ler, um, Kapler...waiting only a few months away at Utah for Anson - who caught 61 passes and seven touchdowns...
Rosenberg, Howard W. Cap Anson 4: Bigger Than Babe Ruth: Captain Anson of Chicago.(Book review)
Magazine article from: History: Review of New Books; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words ; Rosenberg, Howard W. Cap Anson 4: Bigger than Babe Ruth; Captain Anson of Chicago Arlington, VA: Tile Books 560 pp...April 2006 The fourth in a series of books titled Cap Anson, this volume presents Howard W. Rosenberg's obsessive...
Anson Packaging for change.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Grocer; 1/27/2001; 700+ words ; ...belongs. The pack, which was produced by Anson Packaging, is designed to free stand which...shelf displayed in a portrait format. "Anson Packaging worked very closely alongside...Industries, the packaging group of which Anson Packaging is part. "Our core business...
CalPERS' changing of guard; Anson leaves to lead Hermes; Wood favorite to be CIO.(News)
Magazine article from: Pensions & Investments; 10/31/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...equities, is a likely choice to succeed Mark Anson as CIO, some observers say. Mr. Anson delivered his resignation to the board of the...the largest fund in the United Kingdom. Mr. Anson is succeeding Tony Watson, who retires at the...
REWRITING HISTORY: RECORD-KEEPERS BOOST ANSON
Newspaper article from: The Columbian; 4/28/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...guy who's been dead since 1922, Cap Anson had a great winter. During the offseason...s numbers crunchers decided to return Anson to the 3,000-hit club, which is where...right number. In the latest computation, Anson's career hit total increased to 3,056...