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Heinlein, Robert Anson MacDonald
(Encyclopedia) Heinlein, Robert Anson MacDonaldHeinlein, Robert Anson MacDonaldhīˈlīn [key], 1907–88, American science-fiction writer, b. Butler, Mo. His best-known novel, Stranger in a Strange Land…Hickok, Wild Bill
(Encyclopedia) Hickok, Wild Bill, 1837–76, American frontier marshal, b. Troy Grove, near Ottawa, Ill., as James Butler Hickok. He took part in the Kansas struggle preceding the Civil War, was a…Kenton, Simon
(Encyclopedia) Kenton, Simon, 1755–1836, American frontiersman, b. probably Fauquier co., Va. In 1771, believing he had killed a man, he fled westward, assuming the name Simon Butler. He settled in…Imitation of Christ, The
(Encyclopedia) Imitation of Christ, The, Christian devotional book, of great popularity. It originated among the Brothers of the Common Life in the Netherlands and was written probably c.1425.…Ruysbroeck, John
(Encyclopedia) Ruysbroeck, John, Dutch Jan van RuusbroecRuysbroeck, John,yän vän roisˈbr&oomacr;k [key], 1293–1381, Roman Catholic mystic, b. Brabant (now in Belgium and the Netherlands). He was…Reade, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Reade, Charles, 1814–84, English novelist and dramatist. He is noted for his historical romance The Cloister and the Hearth. After being elected a fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford,…Gen. Herbert Butler Powell 1998 Deaths
Gen. Herbert Butler PowellAge: 94 former chief of the Continental Army Command and former U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand. Died: April 4, 1998.Colin “Cozy” PowellM - QLewis F. Powell Jr…Butler AMES, Congress, MA (1871-1954)
AMES Butler , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Lowell, Mass., August 22, 1871; attended the public schools and Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H.; was graduated from the United…Ezra BUTLER, Congress, VT (1763-1838)
BUTLER Ezra , a Representative from Vermont; born in Lancaster, Worcester County, Mass., September 24, 1763; moved with his parents to West Windsor, Vt., in 1770; engaged in agricultural…Josiah BUTLER, Congress, NH (1779-1854)
BUTLER Josiah , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Pelham, N.H., December 4, 1779; attended the Londonderry and Atkinson Academies and was instructed by private tutors; was graduated…Trending
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