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(Encyclopedia)Red Eagle: see Weatherford, William. ...Ledbetter, Huddie William
(Encyclopedia)Ledbetter, Huddie William: see Leadbelly. ...Pickering, William
(Encyclopedia)Pickering, William: see Whittingham, Charles. ...Piers Plowman
(Encyclopedia)Piers Plowman: see Langland, William. ...Hathaway, Anne
(Encyclopedia)Hathaway, Anne: see Shakespeare, William. ...A. E.
(Encyclopedia)A. E.: see Russell, George William. ...Stewart, William Morris
(Encyclopedia)Stewart, William Morris, 1827–1909, American lawyer and political leader, b. Wayne co., N.Y. After migrating to California in 1850 he engaged in mining and held several state elective offices. He mo...Stiegel, Henry William
(Encyclopedia)Stiegel, Henry William stēˈgəl [key], 1729–85, American iron and glass manufacturer, b. Germany. He emigrated to America, arriving in Philadelphia (1750). In 1758 he purchased his father-in-law's...Sharp, William
(Encyclopedia)Sharp, William, pseud. Fiona Macleod fēˈnə məkloudˈ, fēōˈnə [key], 1855–1905, Scottish poet and man of letters. Under his own name he wrote literary biographies; poems, including the volume...Scoresby, William
(Encyclopedia)Scoresby, William skôrzˈbē [key], 1789–1857, English arctic explorer and scientist. He made yearly voyages (1803–22) to Greenland, at first on his father's whaler, later as captain on other shi...Browse by Subject
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