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The Letters of Edith Wharton (R. W. B. Lewis and Nancy Lewis, eds.) ISBN 0-02-034400-7, particularly the editorial introductions to the chronological sections, especially for 1902–07, 1911–14, 1919–27, and 1928–37, and the editorial footnotes to the letter to F. Scott Fitzgerald (June 8, 1925)
E. E. Cummings Cummings in 1953 Born Edward Estlin Cummings (1894-10-14) October 14, 1894 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. Died September 3, 1962 (1962-09-03) (aged 67) Madison, New Hampshire, U.S. Occupation Author Alma mater Harvard University Signature Edward Estlin Cummings (October 14, 1894 – September 3, 1962), commonly known as e e cummings or E. E. Cummings, was an American poet ...
Nahum Goldmann was born in Vishnevo, Russian Empire, a shtetl in the Pale of Settlement (now Vishnyeva, Belarus), the son of a teaching and writing Litvak family, whose father was an ardent Zionist. At the age of six, he moved with his parents to Frankfurt , Germany , where his father entertained leading Zionists and intellectuals, and where he ...
On domestic politics within Britain, Rhodes was a supporter of the Liberal Party. [1] Rhodes' only major impact was his large-scale support of the Irish nationalist party, led by Charles Stewart Parnell (1846–1891). [72] Rhodes worked well with the Afrikaners in the Cape Colony; he supported teaching Dutch as well as English in public schools.
Unity Mitford was the fifth of seven children born in London to David Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale, and his wife, Sydney, daughter of Thomas Gibson Bowles.The Mitford family is an aristocratic family tracing its origins in Northumberland back to the 11th-century Norman settlement of England.
Johnson began his presidency with near-universal support, but his approval declined throughout his presidency as the public became frustrated with both the Vietnam War and domestic unrest, including race riots in major cities, increasing public skepticism with his reports and policies (coined the credibility gap), and increasing crime.
He was an ardent supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt. [142] He saw that Roosevelt was trying to steer a middle course between the conservatives and the revolutionaries, which he approved of. While he thought that Roosevelt should have enacted more progressive policies, he came to the conclusion that the New Deal was the only realistic option for ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Alan Dershowitz Dershowitz in 2009 Born Alan Morton Dershowitz (1938-09-01) September 1, 1938 (age 86) New York City, U.S. Education Brooklyn College (BA) Yale University (LLB) Occupations Attorney law professor Political party Independent (2024–present) Other political affiliations Democratic ...