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Amasa Walker
Amasa Walker 1799-1875, American economist, b. Woodstock, Conn. He became a merchant in Boston but retired from business in 1840. He lectured (1842-48) on political economy at Oberlin College , which he was influential in founding. He was a delegate to the peace congresses at London (1843) and Paris (1849). An abolitionist, he was elected secretary of state (1851-53) for Massachusetts by the Free-Soil party, and filled out a term (1862-63) as U.S. Congressman. Walker taught economics at Harvard (1853-60) and Amherst (1859-69). His Science of Wealth (1866) was long a popular economics textbook.
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WALLACE, AMASA A.
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 10/26/2004; 158 words
; Portland Press Herald (Maine) 10-26-2004 WALLACE, AMASA A. Edition: Final Section: Local & State Column: Services and Visiting Hours WALLACE, AMASA A. - Of Portland, in Portland, Oct. 22, 2004. Memorial service, 11 a.m...
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Brazil: Amasa purchases machinery to export shrimp.
News Wire article from: South American Business Information; 1/7/2000; 487 words
; Amasa (Amazonas Industria Alimenticia), Nichirei's Brazilian subsidiary, is...20 Date: January 5, 2000 Country: Brazil Product: Fishing Company: Amasa Event: Exports SABI (South American Business Information) News Provided...
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Obituary: Ronald Amasa Hall
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 1/31/2006; 369 words
; Ronald Amasa Hall 1952 ~ 2006 Ronald Amasa Hall, 53, returned to his Heavenly Father on January 28, 2006 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ron was born on March 22, 1952 to Jesse Lynn Davidson and John E. Hall in Salt Lake City. Ron is survived by...
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The New England Theology: From Jonathan Edwards to Edwards Amasa Park
Magazine article from: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society; 12/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; The New England Theology: From Jonathan Edwards to Edwards Amasa Park. By Douglas A. Sweeney and Allen C. Guelzo. Grand Rapids...was quietly laid to rest in the theological systems of Edwards Amasa Park. Park, a professor at Andover Seminary from 1836 to 1881...
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Amasa Stone Bishop, Environmentalist
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 6/13/1997; 349 words
; Amasa Stone Bishop, a lifelong environmentalist and an American pioneer in the quest for clean energy from nuclear fusion, has died...
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MormonTimes.com: Amasa Lyman reunion starts today
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 7/31/2008; 225 words
; The Amasa Mason Lyman family will hold a three-day reunion today at 10 a.m. through Saturday at 4:30 p.m. in Salt Lake City. For more information,visit MormonTimes.com
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Obituary: George Amasa Gourley
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 1/1/2005; 508 words
; 7/14/12 ~ 12/29/04 George Amasa Gourley, age 92, passed away December 29, 2004. George was born in Provo, Utah, to David and Dora West Gourley. He was a...
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Narrative self-justification: Melville and Amasa Delano. (novelist Herman Melville)
Magazine article from: Studies in American Fiction; 3/22/1995; ; 700+ words
; In 1965, E. F. Carlisle's description of the fictional Amasa Delano as "Melville's American Fool" established the character as a superficial ugly American, unable to comprehend the situation...
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New England Theology: From Jonathan Edwards to Edwards Amasa Park
Magazine article from: Interpretation; 1/1/2008; ; 283 words
; New England Theology: From Jonathan Edwards to Edwards Amasa Park edited by Douglas A. Sweeney and Allen C. Guelzo Baker Academic, Grand Rapids, 2006. 320 pp. $29.99. ISBN 978...
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'Amasa' Maseca planta en China.(Negocios)
Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México); 12/18/2002; 700+ words
; Byline: Francisco Lin Invertir 20 millones de dlares durante el 2003 en una planta productora de hari-na de maz y tortillas REFORMA / Coahuila PIEDRAS NEGRAS.- Ahora Maseca quiere vender tortillas a los chinos. El consorcio que preside Roberto Gonzlez Barrera tiene proyectado invertir a partir del
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Walker, Francis Amasa
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
WALKER, FRANCIS AMASA Amasa Walker (1799 – 1875) grew to prominence as a financial...and compared to other changes in the society over a period of time. Amasa Walker was born in May 1799, in Woodstock, Connecticut. He was the...
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Francis Amasa Walker
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Francis Amasa Walker 1840-97, American economist, statistician, and educator, b. Boston, grad. Amherst; son of Amasa Walker. In the Civil War he was brevetted brigadier general. Walker's activities in the U.S. government included...
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Stanford, Amasa Leland
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
STANFORD, AMASA LELAND Amasa Leland Stanford, known as Leland Stanford, along with partners Charles Crocker, Mark Hopkins, and Collis P. Huntington (the Big Four), founded the Central Pacific and Southern Pacific Rail Roads, and laid the...
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Amasa
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Amasa , in the Bible. 1 Cousin of Absalom, with whom he revolted. Later he became David's commander in chief; he was murdered by Joab. 2 Ephraimite chief.
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Amasa Walker
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Amasa Walker 1799-1875, American economist, b. Woodstock, Conn. He became a merchant in Boston but retired from business in 1840...
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