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Carman, Harry James
(Encyclopedia)Carman, Harry James, 1884–1964, American historian and educator, b. Greenfield, Saratoga co., N.Y. He was a elementary-school teacher and a high-school principal before becoming an instructor and th...Osceola
(Encyclopedia)Osceola ŏsēōˈlə, ō– [key], c.1800–1838, leader of the Seminole. He was also called Powell, the surname of his supposed white father. In the early 1830s, Osceola was living close to Fort King...Walden Pond
(Encyclopedia)Walden Pond, Mass.: see Thoreau, Henry David. ...Rei
(Encyclopedia)Rei rēˈī [key], loyal adherent of David.Adamson, Robert
(Encyclopedia)Adamson, Robert: see Hill, David Octavius. ...Chronicles
(Encyclopedia)Chronicles, two books of the Bible, originally a single work in the Hebrew canon (the final book of that canon), called First and Second Chronicles in the Authorized Version, and called First and Seco...L'Olonnois, François
(Encyclopedia)L'Olonnois, François: see Nau, Jacques Jean David. ...Packard Foundation
(Encyclopedia)Packard Foundation: see David and Lucile Packard Foundation. ...Ezri
(Encyclopedia)Ezri ĕzˈrī [key], in the Bible, officer under David. ...Ithream
(Encyclopedia)Ithream ĭthˈrēəm [key], in the Bible, son of David. ...Browse by Subject
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