WHEELER, William McDonald (Don), a Representative from Georgia; born near Alma, Bacon County, Ga., July 11, 1915; attended the public schools and South Georgia College at Douglas, Middle Georgia…
WHEELER, William McDonald (Don), a Representative from Georgia; born near Alma, Bacon County, Ga., July 11, 1915; attended the public schools and South Georgia College at Douglas, Middle…
(Encyclopedia) Sholokhov, Mikhail AleksandrovichSholokhov, Mikhail Aleksandrovichmēkhəyĕlˈ əlyĭksänˈdrəvĭch shôˈləkhŏf [key], 1905–84, Russian novelist. Sholokhov won international fame for an epic…
(Encyclopedia) NovocherkasskNovocherkassknôˌvəchĭrkäskˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 188,000), SE European Russia, on the Aksai River (the right tributary of the Don). It manufactures locomotives, machine…
(Encyclopedia) Razin, StenkaRazin, Stenkastĕngˈkä räˈzēn [key], d. 1671, Don Cossack leader, head of the peasant revolt of 1670. As commander of a band of propertyless Don Cossacks, he raided and…
(Encyclopedia) Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel deCervantes Saavedra, Miguel desərvănˈtēz, Span. mēgĕlˈ dā thĕrvänˈtās säˌävāᵺrä [key], 1547–1616, Spanish novelist, dramatist, and poet, author of Don…
(Encyclopedia) DonetsDonetsdənyĕtsˈ [key], river, c.650 mi (1,050 km) long, in Ukraine and SW European Russia. A tributary of the Don, it is also called the North Donets (Rus. Severny Donets). It…
(Encyclopedia) RotherhamRotherhamrŏᵺˈərəm [key], metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 122,374), N England, at the confluence of the Don and Rother rivers. Situated in a principal coal district, the city…
(Encyclopedia) Avellaneda, Alonso Fernández deAvellaneda, Alonso Fernández deälônˈsō fārnänˈdāth dā ävĕlyänāˈᵺä [key], pen name used by the unknown Spanish writer who published a spurious second part…
(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth of ValoisElizabeth of Valoisvălˈwä, Fr. välwäˈ [key], 1545–68, queen of Spain, daughter of Henry II of France. Originally intended to wed Don Carlos, son of Philip II of…
