Who's who in the South and Southwest

Who's who in the South and Southwest
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 824
Release: 2002
Genre: Southern States
ISBN:

Includes names from the States of Alabama, Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, and Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Who's who in the South and Southwest

Who's who in the South and Southwest
Author: Marquis Who's Who, Inc
Publisher:
Total Pages: 732
Release: 1971
Genre: South (U.S.)
ISBN: 9780837908120

A biographical dictionary of noteworthy men and women of the Southern and Southwestern States.

Who's Who in the South and Southwest

Who's Who in the South and Southwest
Author: Marquis Who's Who
Publisher: Marquis Who's Who
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998-12
Genre: Mexico
ISBN: 9780837908298

Provides current coverage of a broad range of individuals from across the South and Southwest Includes approximately 17,500 names from the region embracing Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Because of its importance and its contiguity to the southwestern United States, Mexico is also covered in this volume.

Guide to Reference in Genealogy and Biography

Guide to Reference in Genealogy and Biography
Author: Mary K. Mannix
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2015-01-14
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838912958

Profiling more than 1400 print and electronic sources, this book helps connect librarians and researchers to the most relevant sources of information in genealogy and biography.

The 5 W's: Who?

The 5 W's: Who?
Author: Erin McHugh
Publisher: Union Square + ORM
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2011-06-14
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1402792123

A collection of quirky and unusual facts about a variety of people, including Playboy cover models, humanity’s ancestors, and Catholic patron saints. From the genealogy of the Bach family to a complete listing of team mascots, here are some of the most surprising and quirky facts about people ever. Find out who topped the music charts most, which U.S. president liked to swim nude, and who the world’s greatest philosophers are. Who is . . . . . . Mother Shipton? A fifteenth-century witch who predicted the Great Fire of London and her own death. . . . Thomas Jennings? Abolitionist, inventor, and the first black man to hold a U.S. patent. . . . Jack C. Massey? One of only three people who knew Colonel Sanders’s secret recipe. . . . Saint Joseph of Cupertino? The patron saint of astronauts. . . . On a Friday? The band we know as Radiohead.