Webster's American biographies - Hardcover
Webster's American biographies
Van Doren, Charles Lincoln
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Charles Lincoln Van Doren was born in Manhattan, New York on February 12, During World War II, he served with the Army Air Forces. He received a bachelor's degree from St. John's College and a master's degree in mathematics from Columbia University in After studies at Cambridge University in England and the Sorbonne in Paris, he started teaching English at Columbia in and received a doctorate in literature there in From November 28, to March 11, , he appeared on the NBC quiz show Twenty-One. He won a total of $, He appeared on the cover of Time magazine and signed a $, contract to appear on NBC shows for three years. As rumors and skepticism over TV quiz shows being fixed arose, he insisted that he had not taken part in any deceptions. However, on November 2, , he told congressional investigators that the shows had all been fixed, that he had been given questions and answers in advance, and that he had been coached to make the performances more dramatic. He lost his job at Columbia, NBC canceled his contract, and he pleaded guilty to second-degree perjury and received a suspended sentence. He became an editor and a writer. He took a job
Dictionary of American biography
22 volumes ; 26 cm
Collection of primary documents, secondary reference sources, and journal articles covering all areas of U.S. history from pre-colonial times to the present day. The DAB records the lives of prominent Americans who died by Dec. 31,
"No living persons have biographies in the Dictionary [and] no persons who [have] not lived in the territory now known as the United States."
The original 20 vols. were issued Vols. 21 and 22 consist of Supplement one, to Dec. 31, , and Supplement two, to Dec. 31, , issued in and respectively
v. 1. Abbe-Barrymorev. 2. Barsotti-Brazerv. 3. Brearly-Chandlerv. 4. Chanfrau-Cushingv. 5. Cushman-Eberlev. 6. Echols-Fraserv. 7. Fraunces-Grimkév. 8. Grinnell-Hibbardv. 9. Hibben-Jarvisv. Jasper-Larkinv. Larned-MacCrackenv. McCrady-Millingtonv. Mills-Oglesbyv. Oglethorpe-Platnerv. Platt-Roberdeauv. Robert-Sewardv. Sewell-Stevensonv. Steward-Trowbridgev. Troye-Wentworthv. Werden-Zunserv. Supplement one, to December 31, v. Supplement two, to December 31, v. [23] Supplement three, v. [24] Supplement four, (with an index guide to the supplements)--v. [25] Supplement five, (with an index guide to the supple
Noah Webster (–)
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ROLLINS, RICHARD M., ed. The Autobiographies of Noah Webster: From the Letters and Essays, Memoir, and Diary. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press.
SKEEL, EMILY ELLSWORTH FORD. A Bibliography of the Writings of Noah Webster (), ed. Edwin H. Carpenter Jr. New York: New York Public Library and Arno.
WARFEL, HARRY R., ed. The Letters of Noah Webster. New York: Library.
WARFEL, HARRY R. Noah Webster: Schoolmaster to America. New York: Octagon.
WEBSTER, NOAH. A Grammatical Institute of the English Language …, Part I. Hartford, CT: Hudson and Goodwin.
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