(Aurora) (pron. Lee). The heroine of Mrs. Browning's poem so called, designed to show the noble aim of true art. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…
(Encyclopedia) Carter, Elliott Cook, Jr., 1908–2012, American composer, b. New York City. Carter is considered by many to be the most important late-20th-century American composer. Mentored early in…
Minnesota Cook County, Minnesota People QuickFactsCook CountyMinnesotaPopulation, 2005 estimate 5,3675,132,799Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 3.9%4.3%Population, 2000…
Georgia Cook County, Georgia People QuickFactsCook CountyGeorgiaPopulation, 2005 estimate 16,3669,072,576Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 3.8%10.8%Population, 2000 15,…
Illinois Cook County, Illinois People QuickFactsCook CountyIllinoisPopulation, 2005 estimate 5,303,68312,763,371Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -1.4%2.8%Population,…
Texas Cooke County, Texas People QuickFactsCooke CountyTexasPopulation, 2005 estimate 38,84722,859,968Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 6.8%9.6%Population, 2000 36,…
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COOK Daniel Pope , a Representative from Illinois; born in Scott County, Ky., in 1794; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Kaskaskia, Ill., in…
(Encyclopedia) Blunden, Edmund Charles, 1896–1974, English author. Beginning his career as a poet of nature, Blunden became a cosmopolitan teacher and writer. His prose works include Undertones of…
COOK Burton Chauncey , a Representative from Illinois; born in Pittsford, Monroe County, N.Y., May 11,
1819; attended the Collegiate Institute, Rochester, N.Y.; studied law; in 1835 moved to…
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