Dictionary Of Virginia Biography

Author : Martha W. McCartney
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN 13 : 9780806317748
Total Pages : 840 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers, 1607-1635 written by Martha W. McCartney and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2007 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From the earliest records relating to Virginia, we learn the basics about many of these original colonists: their origins, the names of the ships they sailed on, the names of the "hundreds" and "plantations" they inhabited, the names of their spouses and children, their occupations and their position in the colony, their relationships with fellow colonists and Indian neighbors, their living conditions as far as can be ascertained from documentary sources, their ownership of land, the dates and circumstances of their death, and a host of fascinating, sometimes incidental details about their personal lives, all gathered together in the handy format of a biographical dictionary" -- publisher website (January 2008).

Author : Sara B. Bearss
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Virginia Biography: Caperton-Daniels written by Sara B. Bearss and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book "is a multivolume historical reference work intended for teachers, students, librarians, historians, journalists, genealogists, museum professionals, and other researchers who have a need for biographical information about those Virginians who, regardless of place of birth or death, made significant contributions to the history or culture of their locality, state, or nation. ..., Virginia is defined by the state's current geographic boundaries, plus Kentucky prior to statehood in 1792 and West Virginia prior to statehood in 1863. With a few exceptions, no person is included who did not live a significant portion of his or her life in Virginia."--P. vi.

Author : Lyon Gardiner Tyler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography written by Lyon Gardiner Tyler and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Cynthia A. Kierner
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 080788250X
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Martha Jefferson Randolph, Daughter of Monticello written by Cynthia A. Kierner and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2012-05-14 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the oldest and favorite daughter of Thomas Jefferson, Martha "Patsy" Jefferson Randolph (1772-1836) was extremely well educated, traveled in the circles of presidents and aristocrats, and was known on two continents for her particular grace and sincerity. Yet, as mistress of a large household, she was not spared the tedium, frustration, and great sorrow that most women of her time faced. Though Patsy's name is familiar because of her famous father, Cynthia Kierner is the first historian to place Patsy at the center of her own story, taking readers into the largely ignored private spaces of the founding era. Randolph's life story reveals the privileges and limits of celebrity and shows that women were able to venture beyond their domestic roles in surprising ways. Following her mother's death, Patsy lived in Paris with her father and later served as hostess at the President's House and at Monticello. Her marriage to Thomas Mann Randolph, a member of Congress and governor of Virginia, was often troubled. She and her eleven children lived mostly at Monticello, greeting famous guests and debating issues ranging from a woman's place to slavery, religion, and democracy. And later, after her family's financial ruin, Patsy became a fixture in Washington society during Andrew Jackson's presidency. In this extraordinary biography, Kierner offers a unique look at American history from the perspective of this intelligent, tactfully assertive woman.

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Publisher : Somerset Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Virginia Biographical Dictionary written by and published by Somerset Publishing. This book was released on 1993 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Luther Porter Jackson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Negro Office-holders in Virginia, 1865-1895 written by Luther Porter Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 : 9780884901891
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Dictionary of Virginia Biography: Bland-Cannon written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521132138
Total Pages : 968 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Freedom written by and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 968 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Virginia L. Grattan
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Women Songwriters written by Virginia L. Grattan and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1993-04-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although American women have written many of our most memorable popular songs, their contributions have received little recognition. The first biographical dictionary devoted to American women songwriters, this work profiles 181 well-known and little-known women who have written popular and motion picture songs, musicals, country, blues, jazz, folk, gospel, and hymns. Many African-American and contemporary songwriter/performers such as Madonna, Janet Jackson, and Mariah Carey are included. This volume provides hard-to-find biographical and career information across the broad spectrum of indigenous American popular song. A history of women's contribution to the creation of American popular song emerges through these profiles. Grattan takes pains to profile the famous, the unsung, and those who persevered through sheer tenacity and against all odds. The dictionary is divided into ten music categories and profiles are alphabetically arranged within each category. An introduction to each chapter gives an historical overview of women's contributions to that form of music. Each profile consists of an up-to-date biographical essay on private life, career as both songwriter and, in many cases, performer, most famous songs, and sources of further information. Entries are cross-referenced. Lyrics from a number of the best-known songs by women songwriters are included. A bibliography and song index will aid the researcher.

Author : John T. Kneebone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.1Z/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Virginia Biography: Bland-Cannon written by John T. Kneebone and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book "is a multivolume historical reference work intended for teachers, students, librarians, historians, journalists, genealogists, museum professionals, and other researchers who have a need for biographical information about those Virginians who, regardless of place of birth or death, made significant contributions to the history or culture of their locality, state, or nation. ..., Virginia is defined by the state's current geographic boundaries, plus Kentucky prior to statehood in 1792 and West Virginia prior to statehood in 1863. With a few exceptions, no person is included who did not live a significant portion of his or her life in Virginia."--P. vi.