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American Classics Peck's Atticus Finch in court To Kill a Mockingbird Though Gregory Peck won an Oscar for his subtle portrayal of Atticus Finch, the Southern lawyer who defends a black man…Man Booker Prize
Great novels of the Commonwealth Britain's most prestigious literary award is presented each Oct. or Nov. by the National Book League in the United Kingdom, for the best full-length novel written…Saavedra Lamas, Carlos
(Encyclopedia) Saavedra Lamas, CarlosSaavedra Lamas, Carloskärˈlōs sävāˈᵺrä läˈmäs [key], 1880–1959, Argentine statesman, foreign minister (1932–38). An advocate of Pan-Americanism and of the League…Stevenson, Teófilo
(Encyclopedia) Stevenson, Teófilo, 1952–2012, Cuban heavyweight boxer, b. Puerto Padre. One of the greatest amateur boxers ever to enter the ring, he won gold medals at the Munich (1972), Montreal (…Barquisimeto
(Encyclopedia) Barquisimeto Barquisimeto bärkēsēmāˈtō [key], city, capital of Lara state, NW Venezuela, on the Pan-…Tunja
(Encyclopedia) TunjaTunjat&oomacr;nˈhä [key], city (1993 pop. 101,622), capital of Boyacá dept., central Colombia, on the Pan-American Highway. It is a commercial center and distribution point…Peter III, king of Portugal
(Encyclopedia) Peter III, 1717–86, king of Portugal (1777–86), younger brother of Joseph. He married his niece Maria I and was joint ruler with her, though she generally was the dominant figure.De Wint, Peter
(Encyclopedia) De Wint, Peter, 1784–1849, English landscape painter. He was a leading watercolorist. Most of De Wint's landscapes are distinctly English in subject and treatment, Lincolnshire scenes…Opie, Iona
(Encyclopedia) Opie, Iona, 1923–2017, b. Iona Margaret Balfour Archibald, and Peter Mason Opie, 1918–1982, British folklorists of the rhymes, games, and songs of children's culture and literature.…Orlov, Grigori Grigoryevich, Count
(Encyclopedia) Orlov, Grigori Grigoryevich, CountOrlov, Grigori Grigoryevich, Countgrĭgôˈrē [key]Orlov, Grigori Grigoryevich, Count grĭgôrˈyəvĭch, ərlôfˈ [key], 1734–83, Russian nobleman. One of the…Trending
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