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Ledbetter, Huddie William
(Encyclopedia)Ledbetter, Huddie William: see Leadbelly. ...A. E.
(Encyclopedia)A. E.: see Russell, George William. ...Porter, William Sydney
(Encyclopedia)Porter, William Sydney: see O. Henry. ...Pickering, William
(Encyclopedia)Pickering, William: see Whittingham, Charles. ...Piers Plowman
(Encyclopedia)Piers Plowman: see Langland, William. ...Stirling, Lord
(Encyclopedia)Stirling, Lord: see Alexander, William. ...Red Eagle
(Encyclopedia)Red Eagle: see Weatherford, William. ...Frederick III, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia
(Encyclopedia)Frederick III, 1831–88, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia (Mar.–June, 1888), son and successor of William I. In 1858 he married Victoria, the princess royal of England, who exerted considerab...Gillette, William
(Encyclopedia)Gillette, William jəlĕtˈ [key], 1853–1937, American actor and dramatist, b. Hartford, Conn. His New York debut in Mark Twain's Gilded Age (1877) was shortly followed by his own first play, The Pr...Hazen, William Babcock
(Encyclopedia)Hazen, William Babcock, 1830–87, American general, b. West Hartford, near Hartford, Vt. In the Civil War he fought at Shiloh, Perryville, and Murfreesboro, and in the Chattanooga campaign. Promoted ...Browse by Subject
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