Vahe Gregorian has been a sports columnist for The Kansas City Star since after 25 years at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He has covered a wide spectrum of sports, including 10 Olympics.
Dancer, actress, and dance instructor Jeni LeGon was born Jennie Ligon on August 14, , in Chicago, Illinois. Later, in London, she learned that she was descended from General Henry Beauchamp Lygon, the 4th earl of Beauchamp, through her father, Hector Ligon, a "Geechie" from the Georgia sea Islands. LeGon grew up with her older.
Muktanand Swami () was a sadhu and paramahansa of the Swaminarayan Sampraday. He was born Mukund Das to Anandram and Radhabai in Amrapur village (DistAmreli), Gujarat in When children of his age group were indulging in sports, and games Mukund sat quietly in seclusion with the closed.
Helmuth von Moltke was born in Biendorf, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and was named after his uncle, Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke, future Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) and hero of the Unification of Germany. During the Franco-Prussian War, Moltke served with the 7th Grenadier Regiment and was cited for bravery. He attended.
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As a self-educated man who rose from humble beginnings to the highest office in the nation, Abraham Lincoln's personal life story is a powerful inspiration to others throughout history. As a politician who led the country through its most trying times since its inception, President Lincoln stands as an icon of resolve, wisdom and compassion.
Lincoln's immediate ancestors -- Fourteen years in Indiana -- Removal to Illinois -- Six years at New Salem -- "The law and the lady" -- In politics and Congress -- State capital and eighth circuit -- Enters politics again -- The battles of the giants -- Widening renown -- Candidate for president -- As president-elect -- The journey to.
Honor’s Voice: The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln by Douglas Wilson. This Lincoln biography explores the early years of Lincoln’s political career. “As Douglas L. Wilson shows us in Honor’s Voice, Lincoln’s transformation was not one long triumphal march, but a process that was more than once seriously derailed.”.
Overwhelmed by the sheer number of Lincoln biographies? Don’t know where to start? Abraham Lincoln books far outnumber those about any other US president. Here are ten of the best Lincoln biographies 1. Lincoln by David Herbert Donald. Many critics agree that if you are only going to read one Abraham Lincoln biography this is the one to.
Lincoln pressured border states to outlaw slavery, and he promoted the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery, except as punishment for a crime. Lincoln managed his own successful re-election campaign. He sought to heal the war-torn nation through reconciliation.
In her instructive and insightful biography, Terese Svoboda explains that the prize is "still given to an American poet every year, 'selected with reference to his or her genius and need, by a jury of three poets—one appointed by the president of Radcliffe, (now Harvard), one by the president of the University of California at Berkeley, and.
Andy Scott is a figurative sculptor who works on a grand scale. An Honours graduate of the renowned Glasgow School of Art in the U.K. () his artworks combine traditional draftsmanship and skill with contemporary fabrication techniques.
Out of love for America and his long time friendship with Salom Rizk, Rev. Harold Schmidt has revised Rizk's autobiography, capturing the essence of the original text and added thoughts about his personal experience. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn 36 ministers into his cabinet five months after his inauguration. Buhari, who took office on May 29, won a general election in March after vowing to.
As the current co-host and Film Critic for WSVN’s popular Deco Drive lifestyles show, Shireen Sandoval has traveled the World interviewing Hollywood’s biggest stars. She also features all.
When President Thomas Jefferson was born on 13 April , in Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Peter Jefferson, was 35 and his mother, Jane Isham Randolph, was He married Martha Wayles on 1 January , in The Forest, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America.