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Mary Therese McCarthy
Mary Therese McCarthy 1912-89, American writer, b. Seattle, grad. Vassar, 1933. As drama critic for the Partisan Review (1937-45), she gained a reputation for wit, intellect, and acerbity. Her novel The Oasis (1949) satirizes left-wing intellectuals, whereas The Group (1963) satirizes an... Read more |
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Francis Herbert Bradley
Francis Herbert Bradley 1846-1924, English philosopher. He was educated at Oxford, where he became a fellow of Merton College in 1876. His works include Ethical Studies (1876), Principles of Logic (1883), and Appearance and Reality (1893). In logic, Bradley attacked the psychological... Read more |
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David Bradley
BRADLEY, David (Henry, Jr.) Nationality: American. Born: Bedford, Pennsylvania, 7 September 1950. Education: Bedford Area High School, graduated 1968; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Franklin scholar, Presidential scholar), 1968-72, B.A. (summa cum laude) in creative writing 1972;... Read more |
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Helen Thomas resignation
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George (Palmer Garrett Jr.)
Garrett, George [Palmer, Jr.] (1929–), born in Florida, educated at Princeton, to which he returned as a professor after teaching writing and criticism at Hollins College and the University of South Carolina. His first publication was poetry, continued in The Sleeping Gypsy (1958), Abraham's... Read more |
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William F. Buckley Jr
William F. Buckley Jr. Author, editor, and political activist, William F. Buckley, Jr. (born 1925) helped to create the modern conservative political movement. His journal, National Review, prepared the way for the presidential terms of Ronald Reagan and George Bush. William F. Buckley, Jr.,... Read more |
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Garrett Morgan
Garrett Morgan 1877-1963 Inventor At a Glance |
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Thomas Iver Bradley
Tom Bradley The first African American mayor of Los Angeles, Tom Bradley (born 1917) won election five times, serving a record 20 years in a city where African Americans constituted a small minority of the electorate. He was twice (1982, 1986) the Democratic candidate for governor of California. ... Read more |
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Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid 1859-81, American outlaw, b. New York City. His real name was probably Henry McCarty; he was known as William H. Bonney. His family moved to Kansas and then to New Mexico when he was a child. He frequented saloons and gambling halls and killed several men during his teens. In 1878 he... Read more |
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columnist
columnist the writer of an essay appearing regularly in a newspaper or periodical, usually under a constant heading. Although originally humorous, the column in many cases has supplanted the editorial for authoritative opinions on world problems. Usually independent of the policy of the... Read more |
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