Author: UNITED STATES BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY.
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The United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-made Men
Author: UNITED STATES BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY.
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The United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self Made Men. Iowa Volume
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Category : Iowa
Languages : en
Pages : 956
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Category : Iowa
Languages : en
Pages : 956
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The Yale Biographical Dictionary of American Law
Author: Roger K. Newman
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300113005
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 637
Book Description
This book is the first to gather in a single volume concise biographies of the most eminent men and women in the history of American law. Encompassing a wide range of individuals who have devised, replenished, expounded, and explained law, The Yale Biographical Dictionary of American Law presents succinct and lively entries devoted to more than 700 subjects selected for their significant and lasting influence on American law. Casting a wide net, editor Roger K. Newman includes individuals from around the country, from colonial times to the present, encompassing the spectrum of ideologies from left-wing to right, and including a diversity of racial, ethnic, and religious groups. Entries are devoted to the living and dead, the famous and infamous, many who upheld the law and some who broke it. Supreme Court justices, private practice lawyers, presidents, professors, journalists, philosophers, novelists, prosecutors, and others--the individuals in the volume are as diverse as the nation itself. Entries written by close to 600 expert contributors outline basic biographical facts on their subjects, offer well-chosen anecdotes and incidents to reveal accomplishments, and include brief bibliographies. Readers will turn to this dictionary as an authoritative and useful resource, but they will also discover a volume that delights and entertains. Listed in The Yale Biographical Dictionary of American Law: John Ashcroft Robert H. Bork Bill Clinton Ruth Bader Ginsburg Patrick Henry J. Edgar Hoover James Madison Thurgood Marshall Sandra Day O'Connor Janet Reno Franklin D. Roosevelt Julius and Ethel Rosenberg John T. Scopes O. J. Simpson Alexis de Tocqueville Scott Turow And more than 700 others
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300113005
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 637
Book Description
This book is the first to gather in a single volume concise biographies of the most eminent men and women in the history of American law. Encompassing a wide range of individuals who have devised, replenished, expounded, and explained law, The Yale Biographical Dictionary of American Law presents succinct and lively entries devoted to more than 700 subjects selected for their significant and lasting influence on American law. Casting a wide net, editor Roger K. Newman includes individuals from around the country, from colonial times to the present, encompassing the spectrum of ideologies from left-wing to right, and including a diversity of racial, ethnic, and religious groups. Entries are devoted to the living and dead, the famous and infamous, many who upheld the law and some who broke it. Supreme Court justices, private practice lawyers, presidents, professors, journalists, philosophers, novelists, prosecutors, and others--the individuals in the volume are as diverse as the nation itself. Entries written by close to 600 expert contributors outline basic biographical facts on their subjects, offer well-chosen anecdotes and incidents to reveal accomplishments, and include brief bibliographies. Readers will turn to this dictionary as an authoritative and useful resource, but they will also discover a volume that delights and entertains. Listed in The Yale Biographical Dictionary of American Law: John Ashcroft Robert H. Bork Bill Clinton Ruth Bader Ginsburg Patrick Henry J. Edgar Hoover James Madison Thurgood Marshall Sandra Day O'Connor Janet Reno Franklin D. Roosevelt Julius and Ethel Rosenberg John T. Scopes O. J. Simpson Alexis de Tocqueville Scott Turow And more than 700 others
Chambers Biographical Dictionary
Author: Joan Bakewell
Publisher: Chambers
ISBN: 9780550106933
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Dictionaries of biography.
Publisher: Chambers
ISBN: 9780550106933
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Dictionaries of biography.
Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States
Author: John Howard Brown
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 742
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 742
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Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of the Representative Men of the United States
Author: John Moses
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Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 868
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Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 868
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The United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-made Men
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Category : Missouri
Languages : en
Pages : 896
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Category : Missouri
Languages : en
Pages : 896
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Merriam-Webster's Biographical Dictionary
Author: Merriam-Webster, Inc
Publisher: Merriam-Webster Incorporated
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1192
Book Description
A biographical dictionary which profiles over 30,000 individuals, including birth and death dates, major accomplishments, and historical influence.
Publisher: Merriam-Webster Incorporated
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1192
Book Description
A biographical dictionary which profiles over 30,000 individuals, including birth and death dates, major accomplishments, and historical influence.
Notable American Women
Author: Susan Ware
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674014886
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
This latest volume brings the project up to date, with entries on almost 500 women whose death dates fall between 1976 and 1999. You will find here stars of the golden ages of radio, film, dance, and television; scientists and scholars; civil rights activists and religious leaders; Native American craftspeople and world-renowned artists. For each subject, the volume offers a biographical essay by a distinguished authority that integrates the woman's personal life with her professional achievements set in the context of larger historical developments.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674014886
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
This latest volume brings the project up to date, with entries on almost 500 women whose death dates fall between 1976 and 1999. You will find here stars of the golden ages of radio, film, dance, and television; scientists and scholars; civil rights activists and religious leaders; Native American craftspeople and world-renowned artists. For each subject, the volume offers a biographical essay by a distinguished authority that integrates the woman's personal life with her professional achievements set in the context of larger historical developments.
US BIOGRAPHICAL DICT & PORTRAI
Author: American Biographical Publishing Company
Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781363870066
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1078
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781363870066
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1078
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.