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William Gilmore Simms
William Gilmore Simms 1806-70, American novelist, b. Charleston, S.C. He wrote prolifically, both prose and poetry, but it is for his historical romances about his own state that he is remembered and often compared with James Fenimore Cooper . His tales of the Southern frontier include Guy Rivers... Read more |
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Felix Octavius Carr Darley
Darley, Felix Octavius Carr (1822–88), is best known for his pen‐and‐ink illustrations for books, which show both a technical facility and a sense of humor. Among the works he illustrated were The Library of Humorous American Works (29 vols., 1846–53), and books by... Read more |
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aes dana
aes dána meant literally, ‘people of gift’, ‘skill’ or ‘craft’, especially the poetic craft. Besides free landowners, early Irish law recognized those whose freedom was purchased by their skill. Within this class poets whose father and grandfather had... Read more |
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Francis Marion
Francis Marion , c.1732-1795, American Revolutionary soldier, known as the Swamp Fox, b. near Georgetown, S.C. He was a planter and Indian fighter before joining (1775) William Moultrie's regiment at the start of the American Revolution. In 1779 he fought under Benjamin Lincoln at Savannah and... Read more |
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Judith Wright
Judith Wright (Judith Arundell Wright), 1915-2000, Australian poet. After graduating from the Univ. of Sydney, she worked variously as a clerk, secretary, and statistician. She is regarded as one of the most important Australian writers of the 20th cent. Her lyric poetry is marked by sensitivity of... Read more |
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Saint Brendan
Saint Brendan d. 577?, Irish abbot of Clonfert, Co. Galway. A popular medieval story told how he traveled westward to wonderful islands—an Irish version of a widespread legend. His feast is May 16. A perhaps different St. Brendan (d. 573) was a friend of St. Columba and founder of the... Read more |
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Jack White
Brendan Benson Singer, songwriter At the time Jack White of The White Stripes was the reigning head of rock 'n' roll in Detroit in the early 2000s, his friend Brendan Benson was the Motor City's master of pop music. With two major label albums and one shining independent under his belt,... Read more |
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currach
currach or curragh, a boat peculiar to Ireland, especially its western coast. It is of great antiquity, contemporary with, and very similar to, the coracle, being originally constructed of animal skins attached to a wicker frame. Like the coracle it was often nearly circular in shape and was... Read more |
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Jaheim
Jaheim1978(?)– Vocalist Music star Jaheim has cultivated a thug image, even releasing a duet called "Beauty and a Thug" with vocalist Mary J. Blige. "I love the ghetto," Jaheim told Jet, explaining why the word "Ghetto" appears in all his album titles. "For me, the ghetto has always been hypnotic... Read more |
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