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American National Biography is the first new comprehensive biographical dicionary focused on American history to be published in seventy years. Produced under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies, the ANB contains over 17,500 profiles on historical figures written by an expert in the field and completed with a bibliography. The scope of the work is enormous--from the earlest recorded European explorations to the very recent past.
William Kerr was born in 1815 in Ireland. He was in Sullivan Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada in 1861 and appears as a taxpayer in Elderslie Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
Roger Coil (1760-1834) immigrated from Ireland to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania during or before 1791, and moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania about 1800. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas and elsewhere.
Allied families include: Bean, Brown, Coyle (or Coil), Finney, Gorman, Hollenbeck, Kerr, Knickerbocker, McBride, McGraw, McGuire, Marvin, Nosker (or Nofsker), Reynolds, Titus, Turner.
Told more as stories than history lessons, the biographies in American National Biography, Supplement 2 recount the tales of all the different people who shaped America--leaders, composers, entertainers, entrepreneurs, writers, scientists, and outlaws. Each one written by an expert in the field and masterfully woven together to present the most accurate and up-to-date information, the entries bring forth a powerful narrative of America's past and some of the most important figures that went into its formation.As the second in a series, iSupplement 2r includes a fascinating miscellany of 450 lives, ranging from 19th-century eccentric Joshua Abraham Norton who died in 1880, to President Reagan...
Miniaturisation is the creation of small objects that resemble larger ones, usually, but not always, for purposes different to those of the larger original object. Worlds in Miniature brings together researchers working across various regions, time periods and disciplines to explore the subject of miniaturisation as a material culture technique. It offers original contribution to the field of miniaturisation through its broad geographical scope, interdisciplinary approach, and deep understanding of miniatures and their diverse contexts. Beginning with an introduction by the editors, which offers one possible guide to studying and comparing miniatures, the following chapters include studies o...