• Preface
• Contributors
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• V
• W
• Y
• Z
• Index.

This reference contains biographies of more than 700 individuals who have in some way made a contribution to the course of Missouri's state and national history. Covering all time periods as well as regions of the state, it exemplifies the state's cultural, racial and ethnic diversity.
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• I.A Bugle Strung Sable; XIV. ""A Sanguinary Book""

• Contents and AbstractsIntroduction chapter abstractThe introduction describes the genesis of the book, establishes the historical questions it addresses, points to the answers to come, and situates this work in the historiography of Central and Eastern Europe. Most importantly, it makes the case for collective biography, which is the most innovative feature of this book. The introduction also defines the main features of northeastern Hungary and stresses what is gained by viewing nineteenth-century history from the vantage point of this poor, remote region. Drawing on Benedict Anderson and Edward Said, it closes with reflections on the "imagined geography" as an analytical framework that captures the mixture of acute observations and bold visions of change offered by the eight men and women examined here.
• 1The Aristocrat chapter abstractThe subject of the first
• chapter is Count Jozsef Gvadanyi, an aristocrat of Italian origins who spent forty years as a cavalry officer before becoming a prolific author in his sixties. Largely forgotten today, Gvadanyi was one of the most popular authors of the 1790s. He churned out biographies, military studies, and long, narrative poems. An analysis of the poetry reveals Gvadanyi to be a careful observer of northeastern Hungary. The count was supportive of upward mobility through education and largely sympathetic to the diverse peoples who lived in the region (although Jews have no place in his literary landscapes). In this way, Gvadanyi's writings begin to construct the "myth of the provinces": namely, the belief that Hungary had great untapped economic potential and that its different peoples lived in relative harmony. Later chapters take apart and add to this myth.
• 2The Merchant chapter abstractThe second chapter drops from the top of the social pyramid to near the bottom, to a Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrant from Poland. Rafael Kastenbaum came to Hungary as a young man and worked as a merchant and moneylender in northeastern Hungary. Kastenbaum left behind few biographical documents. But when he died, his will showed him to be much wealthier and much more generous than anyone had suspected. A reconstruction of Kastenbaum's life shows the precarious position of Jews in provincial Hungary, just as his will's surprising bequests reveal the era's faith in education and the importance of local political coalitions (in this case the county nobility and Jewish elites) to achieve change.
• 3The Engineer chapter abstractHopes for the dramatic economic transformation of provincial Hungary defined the life of Pal Vasarhelyi. Born into a poor noble family, Vasarhelyi became a water engineer, an occupation with great responsibility but limited social status and low pay. In this capacity Vasarhelyi spent long years on the Danube and Tisza Rivers. His writings encompass technical reports, pamphlets on water measurement, newspaper articles, and published speeches. In unguarded moments, Vasarhelyi let his imagination fly and dreamed of using river regulation to solve the economic, transportation, and social problems that beset the provinces. Vasarhelyi's plans were not fully realized, but they sketch a very different "imagined geography" of Hungary, which centered on the northeastern counties rather than on Budapest.
• 4The Teacher chapter abstractEconomic issues give way to national questions with Klara Loevei, whose noble family had also fallen on hard times. As a woman, she had fewer options than Vasarhelyi. Undaunted, Loevei explored nearly all the career paths open to women of her era (actress, governess, teacher) before becoming in turn a revolutionary, political prisoner, and journalist. Letters, memoirs, and newspaper articles document her remarkable career. These sources can help us understand the roles played by women in provincial society and the importance of education as a means of individual and collective change. Finally, Loevei's pronounced Hungarian national loyalty illuminates what nationalism meant in an ethnically mixed border region.
• 5The Journalist chapter abstractThis chapter also looks at nationalism, but this time from a Romanian point of view. Iosif Vulcan was descended from one of the most prestigious Romanian families in Austria-Hungary. He wrote plays, novels, and poetry-- he championed Romanian-language theater-- and he edited the journal The Family for nearly forty years. Scholars often view him as a Romanian national activist-- this chapter asks what is gained if we see him as a provincial one. An examination of Vulcan's career shows the development of the public sphere (newspapers, books, associations) in the provinces. It also expands the argument (begun in previous chapters) about how nationalism worked on the ground in ethnically and religiously diverse regions.
• 6The Rabbi chapter abstractWhat role did religion play in public life? What about antisemitism? How did Jews respond to pressures to adopt the language and customs of the majority Christian society? Answers to these questions emerge from the life of Rabbi Armin Schnitzer, who grew up in northeastern Hungary but later settled in a small town in western Hungary. Schnitzer published a memoir, as well as speeches, sermons, and newspaper articles. In them we can see how Schnitzer tried to define a Jewish identity that fused Hungarian patriotism, imperial loyalty, and a measure of Zionism. They also show how Schnitzer used the local press, the town council, and networks of friends to respond to statewide crises, including the Tiszaeszlar ritual murder case in the 1880s and the battle over civil marriage in the 1890s. From this perspective, local political institutions appear much more vibrant and viable than is often assumed.
• 7The Tobacconist chapter abstractThis chapter moves into the Hungarian countryside and looks at agriculture, the engine of the economy, albeit one that sometimes raced and sometimes sputtered and stalled. It focuses on Vilmos Daroczi, a Jew who grew up in a small village and eventually made his way to Budapest. Daroczi worked as a tobacco grower, tobacco buyer, and for the last quarter-century of his life, editor of a newspaper devoted to tobacco cultivation. The northeastern counties figured prominently in Daroczi's thinking, as he dreamed of remaking the rural society from which he had emerged. Daroczi's work can help us think about Hungary's place in the global economy, about economic forces remaking the countryside, and about the connections between patriotism and consumption.
• 8The Writer chapter abstractMargit Kaffka grew up just a dozen miles from where Daroczi was born. Yet she did not share his optimism about the countryside. The daughter of yet another poor Hungarian nobleman, Kaffka eked out a living as a teacher and writer, first in a small town and then in Budapest. From there she looked back in anger on the Hungarian provinces. Her great novel Colors and Years (1912) examined the disintegration of the provincial nobility and documented its effects on women. To Kaffka, the provinces' social order was feudal, its Hungarian nationalism hollow, and its local politics corrupt. And yet, her work does offer a path forward that led through - rather than away from - the provinces. In this way, Kaffka retained something of the "myth of the provinces, " even as she insightfully diagnosed its woes.
• Conclusion chapter abstractThe conclusion highlights the common themes that join the lives of these men and women: their mobility, education, political engagement, professional achievements, social networks, and local loyalties. It documents how differently these men and women have been remembered, from the house museum of "the journalist" to the vanished grave of "the merchant." Most importantly, the conclusion answers the questions laid out in the introduction and pursued in the eight body chapters, emphasizing the innovative responses of some men and women to larger historical changes, the complex role played by ideologies in the countryside, and the shifting relationship between center and periphery. It closes with a brief reflection on what is gained by looking at history through a collective biography.
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Another Hungary tells the stories of eight remarkable individuals: an aristocrat, merchant, engineer, teacher, journalist, rabbi, tobacconist, and writer. All eight came from the same woebegone corner of prewar Hungary. Their biographies illuminate how the region's residents made sense of economic underdevelopment, ethnic diversity, and relations between Christians and Jews. Taken together, their stories create a unique picture of the troubled history of Eastern Europe, viewed not from the capital cities, but from the small towns and villages. Through these eight lives, Another Hungary investigates the wider processes that remade Eastern Europe in the nineteenth century. It asks: How did people make sense of the dramatic changes, from the advent of the railroad to the outbreak of the First World War? How did they respond to the army of political ideologies that marched through this region: liberalism, socialism, nationalism, antisemitism, and Zionism? To what extent did people in the provinces not just react to, but influence what was happening in the centers of political power? This collective biography confirms that nineteenth-century Hungary was no earthly paradise. But it also shows that the provinces produced men and women with bold ideas on how to change their world.
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• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Li Shizhen: Early Modern Scientist
• Chapter 2: Amazon, Artist, and Adventurer: A Courtesan in Late Imperial China
• Chapter 3: Zou Boqi on Vision and Photography in Nineteenth-Century China
• Chapter 4: Ho Kai: A Chinese Reformer in Colonial Hong Kong
• Chapter 5: Der Ling: Manchu Princess, Cultural Advisor, and Author
• Chapter 6: Li Chenggan: Patriot, Populist, and Factory Patriarch
• Chapter 7: The Beijing University Students in the May Fourth Era: A Collective Biography
• Chapter 8: The Reluctant Mendicant
• Chapter 9: Hu Lanqi: Rebellious Woman, Revolutionary Soldier, Discarded Heroine, Triumphant Survivor
• Chapter 10: Zhao Ruiqin: A Peasant Woman in Gansu and Domestic Worker in Beijing.
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Through compelling biographies of a wide range of historical figures, this engaging text presents a panorama of modern Chinese history that illustrates the great social and political changes that have occurred over the past 500 years. Through the lives of both the famous and the obscure, the contributors explore such enduring themes of the flexibility of the definition of "Chinese" in an era of imperialism and revolution, the tremendous transformations in gender relations, and the wide gap between the lives of urban and rural Chinese. Richly researched, these biographies are written in an accessible and appealing style that will engage all readers interested in modern China.
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• ""Cover""; ""DICTIONARY OF MANITOBA BIOGRAPHY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""EDITORIAL NOTES""; ""A REQUEST TO READERS""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""L""; ""Mc""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q-R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U-V""; ""W-X""; ""Y-Z""

A protester, activist, briefly a conscientious objector, Neugeboren has been a part of all that & rsquo; s happened and withdrew from it (with his wife Betsey & mdash; a painter) to Sp & eacute; rac & egrave; des in the south of France. There he experienced the ideal pastoral-communal life with other artists and writers but finally realized he could not altogether retreat from engagement or repudiate America.

A drama of loyalty and passion set against a Gothic background. This novel is said to have inspired Wuthering Heights.

• *Frontmatter, pg. i*Foreword, pg. v*A Note on Transliteration, pg. vi*Table of Contents, pg. viii*Introductory Remarks, pg. 1*Chapter One. Prelude: April 9, 1930, pg. 12*Chapter Two. The Revolution: Politics, pg. 27*Chapter Three. The Revolution: Art, pg. 40*Chapter Four. Mayakovsky in the Futurist Collections, pg. 72*Chapter Five.
• 1915: The Cloud and the Flute, pg. 108*Chapter Six.
• 1916: "In My Head, War and the Universe, in My Heart, Man", pg. 145*Chapter Seven. Form, Image, and Idea in the Early Poems, pg. 171*Chapter Eight. The Poet Engaged, pg. 190*Chapter Nine. About That, and About Some Other Things, pg. 219*Chapter Ten. A Commercial Artist Discovers America, pg. 261*Chapter Eleven. Contemporaries, pg. 303*Chapter Twelve. The Cinema and the Stage, pg. 318*Chapter Thirteen. A Girl from a Different World, pg. 336*Chapter Fourteen. The Heart Yearns for a Bullet, pg. 352*Epilogue-Not in Heaven, pg. 369*Bibliographical Essay, pg. 371*Index of Names, pg. 379*Index of Titles of Mayakovsky's Works, pg. 384.
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An absorbing portrait of an extraordinary man, an analysis of the work of a great Russian poet, and the evocation of a crucial period in Russian cultural history--all are combined in Edward J. Brown's literary biography of Vladimir Mayakovsky. It is the only book to reveal the whole Mayakovsky, not just aspects of his tortured personality or artistic work, and will be immediately recognized as definitive. Mayakovsky contributed to the cultural life of Soviet Russia not only as a lyric poet but as a playwright, graphic artist, and satirist of the conventional art forms of his day. By examining his art in terms of his life, Edward Brown shows how intensely personal it was and how bound up in the literary and political history of his time. The intellectual turmoil of the period is skillfully re-created, especially the nature, ambience, and personalities of Russian futurism. Above all, the book reveals the man--a committed Bolshevik and a dedicated artist, but also a hypochondriac, compulsive gambler, and eventual suicide. Originally published in 1973. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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• IN ADDITION TO USUAL OWC APPARATUS:
• 3 MAPS, APPENDIX ON MEASURES OF MONEY, WEIGHT, CAPACITY, LENGTH, INDEX OF LITERARY AND HISTORICAL SOURCES CITED BY PLUTARCH, INDEX OF PROPER NAMES.
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Lycurgus, Pericles, Solon, Nicias, Themistocles, Alcibiades, Cimon, Agesilaus, Alexander 'I treat the narrative of the Lives as a kind of mirror...The experience is like nothing so much as spending time in their company and living with them: I receive and welcome each of them in turn as my guest.' In the nine lives of this collection Plutarch introduces the reader to the major figures and periods of classical Greece. He portrays virtues to be emulated and vices to be avoided, but his purpose is also implicitly to educate and warn those in his own day who wielded power. In prose that is rich, elegant and sprinkled with learned references, he explores with an extraordinary degree of insight the interplay of character and political action. While drawing chiefly on historical sources, he brings to biography a natural story-teller's ear for a good anecdote. Throughout the ages Plutarch's Lives have been valued for their historical value and their charm. This new translation will introduce new generations to his urbane erudition. The most comprehensive selection available, it is accompanied by a lucid introduction, explanatory notes, bibliographies, maps and indexes.
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This volume of 456 entries marks the completion of the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography , the most comprehensive state project of its kind. Taken together, the six volumes provide information on more than three thousand notable North Carolinians--native and adopted--whose accomplishments and occasional misdeeds span four centuries. A planned supplementary volume will include an index to all the volumes. Also available Dictionary of North Carolina Biography Volume 1, A-C ISBN 0-8078-1329-X, $49.95 Volume 2, D-G ISBN 0-8078-1656-6, $49.95 Volume 3, H-K ISBN 0-8078-1806-2, $49.95 Volume 4, L-O ISBN 0-8078-1918-2, $49.95 Volume 5, P-S ISBN 0-8078-2100-4, $49.95 North Carolina/Biography.
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The most comprehensive state project of its kind, the Dictionary provides information on some 4,000 notable North Carolinians whose accomplishments and occasional misdeeds span four centuries. Much of the bibliographic information found in the six volumes has been compiled for the first time. All of the persons included are deceased. They are native North Carolinians, no matter where they made the contributions for which they are noted, or non-natives whose contributions were made in North Carolina.
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The most comprehensive state project of its kind, the Dictionary provides information on some 4,000 notable North Carolinians whose accomplishments and occasional misdeeds span four centuries. Much of the bibliographic information found in the six volumes has been compiled for the first time. All of the persons included are deceased. They are native North Carolinians, no matter where they made the contributions for which they are noted, or non-natives whose contributions were made in North Carolina.
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The most comprehensive state project of its kind, the Dictionary provides information on some 4,000 notable North Carolinians whose accomplishments and occasional misdeeds span four centuries. Much of the bibliographic information found in the six volumes has been compiled for the first time. All of the persons included are deceased. They are native North Carolinians, no matter where they made the contributions for which they are noted, or non-natives whose contributions were made in North Carolina.
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The most comprehensive state project of its kind, the Dictionary provides information on some 4,000 notable North Carolinians whose accomplishments and occasional misdeeds span four centuries. Much of the bibliographic information found in the six volumes has been compiled for the first time. All of the persons included are deceased. They are native North Carolinians, no matter where they made the contributions for which they are noted, or non-natives whose contributions were made in North Carolina.
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The most comprehensive state project of its kind, the Dictionary provides information on some 4,000 notable North Carolinians whose accomplishments and occasional misdeeds span four centuries. Much of the bibliographic information found in the six volumes has been compiled for the first time. All of the persons included are deceased. They are native North Carolinians, no matter where they made the contributions for which they are noted, or non-natives whose contributions were made in North Carolina.
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These two volumes (I Am Mathematician and Ex-Prodigy) comprise Norbert Wiener's autobiography. Sometimes with humor and sometimes with sadness, they render an account, without sentiment, of the life of the world-renowned mathematician and scientist. An unusual life story, Norbert Wiener's penetrating observations accompany the fascinating details describing the maturation of a major world scientist.
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Provides biographical sketches and source material for about 400 men and women who have played a major role in Egypt's national life. Entries range in length from half a page to two pages, and describe the contributions of politicians, writers, diplomats, religious leaders, and scholars, as well as founders of newspapers, department stores, theatrical troupes, and innovative techniques of visual representation. Earliest figures profiled are from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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Just before the outbreak of World War II, young Witold Gombrowicz left his home in Poland and set sail for South America. In 1953, still living as an expatriate in Argentina, he began his Diary with one of literature's most memorable openings: "Monday Me. Tuesday Me. Wednesday Me. Thursday Me." Gombrowicz's Diary grew to become a vast collection of essays, short notes, polemics, and confessions on myriad subjects ranging from political events to literature to the certainty of death. Not a traditional journal, Diary is instead the commentary of a brilliant and restless mind. Widely regarded as a masterpiece, this brilliant work compelled Gombrowicz's attention for a decade and a half until he penned his final entry in France, shortly before his death in 1969. Long out of print in English, Diary is now presented in a convenient single volume featuring a new preface by Rita Gombrowicz, the author's widow and literary executor. This edition also includes ten previously unpublished pages from the 1969 portion of the diary.
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• Author's Note; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction;
• Chapter 1: New Haven's Daughter;
• Chapter 2: Marrying into the Winchester Family;
• Chapter 3: "The Gun That Won the West";
• Chapter 4: The Winchester Fortune;
• Chapter 5: A California Dream;
• Chapter 6: Labyrinth;
• Chapter 7: Daydream or Nightmare;
• Chapter 8: Guns, Guilt, and Ghosts: The First Commentaries on Sarah Winchester's Odd House ;
• Chapter 9: Health and Welfare;
• Chapter 10: Changing Fortunes;
• Chapter 11: Trapped in a Mistaken Legacy;
• Chapter 12: Capitalizing on Spirits: The Mystery House; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Since her death in 1922, Sarah Winchester has been perceived as a mysterious, haunted figure. After inheriting a vast fortune upon the death of her husband in 1881, Sarah purchased a simple farmhouse in San Jos , California. She began building additions to the house and continued construction on it for the next twenty years. A hostile press cast Sarah as the conscience of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company--a widow shouldering responsibility for the many deaths caused by the rifle that brought her riches. She was accused of being a ghost-obsessed spiritualist, and to this day it is largely believed that the extensive construction she executed on her San Jos house was done to appease the ghouls around her. But was she really as guilt-ridden and superstitious as history remembers her? When Winchester's home was purchased after her death, it was transformed into a tourist attraction. The bizarre, sprawling mansion and the enigmatic nature of Winchester's life were exaggerated by the new owners to generate publicity for their business. But as the mansion has become more widely known, the person of Winchester has receded from reality, and she is only remembered for squandering her riches to ward off disturbed spirits. Captive of the Labyrinth: Sarah L. Winchester, Heiress to the Rifle Fortune demystifies the life of this unique American. In the first full-length biography of Winchester, author and historian Mary Jo Ignoffo unearths the truth about this notorious eccentric, revealing that she was not a maddened spiritualist driven by remorse but an intelligent, articulate woman who sought to protect her private life amidst the chaos of her public existence. The author takes readers through Winchester's several homes, explores her private life, and, by excerpting from personal correspondence, gives the heiress a voice for the first time since her death. Ignoffo's research reveals that Winchester's true financial priority was not dissipating her fortune on the mansion in San Jos but investing it for a philanthropic legacy. For too long Sarah Winchester has existed as a ghost herself--a woman whose existence lies somewhere between the facts of her life and a set of sensationalized recollections of who she may have been. Captive of the Labyrinth finally puts to rest the myths about this remarkable woman, and, in the process, uncovers the legacy she intended to leave behind.
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