(Thomas Lee Bass)rock musicianBorn: 10/3/1962Birthplace: Athens, Greece Lee has been drummer for the heavy metal band Motley Crue since its beginnings in 1981 and with whom he has released albums…
(Encyclopedia) Exeter Book, manuscript volume of Old English religious and secular poetry, of various dates of composition, compiled c.975 and given to Exeter Cathedral by Bishop Leofric (d. 1072).…
(Encyclopedia) Field, Michael, pseud. used by two English authors, Katherine Harris Bradley, 1846–1914, and her niece Edith Emma Cooper, 1862–1913, who collaborated on numerous literary works,…
STILWELL, Thomas Neel, a Representative from Indiana; born in Stilwell, Ohio, August 29, 1830; received a thorough English education; attended Oxford and College Hill Colleges; studied law;…
WILSON, John, a Representative from South Carolina; born at Wilsonâs Ferry (now Pelzer), Anderson County, S.C., August 11, 1773; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits…
WILSON, John, a Representative from South Carolina; born at Wilson’s Ferry (now Pelzer), Anderson County, S.C., August 11, 1773; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits in…
(Encyclopedia) Pinkerton, Allan, 1819–84, American detective, founder of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, b. Glasgow, Scotland. A cooper by trade, he emigrated to the United States in 1842…
DOXEY, Charles Taylor, a Representative from Indiana; born in Tippecanoe County, Ind., July 13, 1841; moved with his mother to Minnesota in 1855 and worked on a farm; later moved to Fairbury,…
(Encyclopedia) Otsego LakeOtsego Lakeŏtsēˈgō [key], c.9 mi (14.5 km) long, E central N.Y., SE of Utica, in a resort region. A branch of the Susquehanna River issues from its southern end at…
