(Encyclopedia) Rushdie, Sir SalmanRushdie, Sir Salmansälmänˈ r&oomacr;shˈdē [key], 1947–, British novelist, b. Bombay (now Mumbai, India). He is known for the allusive richness of his language…
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Alejandro ToledoMan of the poor wins Peruvian presidency by Beth Rowen Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo. (Source/AP)ALEJANDRO TOLEDO was elected president of Peru in June 2001,…
(Encyclopedia) Coues, ElliottCoues, Elliottkouz [key], 1842–99, American ornithologist, b. Portsmouth, N.H., grad. Columbian College, later Columbian Univ. and now George Washington Univ. (B.A., 1861…
(Encyclopedia) Green, Paul, 1894–1981, American dramatist, b. Lillington, N.C., grad. Univ. of North Carolina, 1921. He is known for his realistic plays depicting the lives of blacks and white tenant…
(Encyclopedia) Russell, Charles Marion, 1864–1926, American painter, b. Oak Hill, Mo. He was one of the two greatest and most popular painters of the American West (the other was Frederic Remington…
(Encyclopedia) Wood or à Wood, Anthony, 1632–95, English antiquary. His painstaking researches into the history of Oxford resulted in two great works, The History and Antiquities of the University of…
Here are some of the popular categories of books and stories in literature. An autobiography is the story of a person's life written or told by that person.Bill Peet: An Autobiography A biography…
GRANFIELD, William Joseph, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Springfield, Mass., December 18, 1889; attended the grammar and high schools; was graduated from Williston Academy,…
