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New Galicia
(Encyclopedia) New Galicia: see Nueva Galicia.New Glasgow
(Encyclopedia) New Glasgow, town (1991 pop. 4,134), N N.S., Canada, on East River. It is an industrial town located in a coal region. Steel products and machinery are manufactured, and there is a…New Hebrides
(Encyclopedia) New HebridesNew Hebrideshĕbˈrĭdēz [key], Fr. Nouvelles Hébrides: see Vanuatu.New Lanark
(Encyclopedia) New Lanark, Scotland: see Lanark.New Laws
(Encyclopedia) New Laws: see Las Casas, Bartolomé de.new novel
(Encyclopedia) new novel: see French literature; Robbe-Grillet, Alain.Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
(Encyclopedia) Roosevelt, Franklin DelanoRoosevelt, Franklin Delanodĕlˈənō [key]Roosevelt, Franklin Delano rōˈzəvĕlt [key], 1882–1945, 32d President of the United States (1933–45), b. Hyde Park, N.Y…Taft, Robert Alphonso
(Encyclopedia) Taft, Robert Alphonso, 1889–1953, American politician, b. Cincinnati, Ohio; son of William Howard Taft. He practiced law in Ohio and served (1921–26, 1931–32) in the state legislature…Duras, Marguerite
(Encyclopedia) Duras, MargueriteDuras, Margueritemärgərētˈ düräsˈ [key], 1914–96, French author, b. Gia Dinh, Indochina (now Vietnam). Usually grouped with the exponents of the nouveau roman [new…Sinclair, Upton
(Encyclopedia) Sinclair, Upton (Upton Beall Sinclair), 1878–1968, American novelist and socialist activist, b. Baltimore, grad. College of the City of New York, 1897. He was one of the muckrakers,…