The major federal, religious, traditional, and informal holidays celebrated in the United States
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(Encyclopedia) Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858–1919, 26th President of the United States (1901–9), b. New York City.
Alice, his daughter by his first wife, married Nicholas Longworth in the White…
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(Encyclopedia) children's literature, writing whose primary audience is children.
See also children's book illustration.
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