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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Sears , Robert 1810 -1892 (search)
Sears, Robert 1810-1892
Publisher; born in St. John, New Brunswick, June 28, 1810; settled in New York City in 1832; began the publication of illustrated works in 1839; and did much to develop the art of wood engraving in the United States.. Among his publications the most important is the Pictorial history of the United States.
He died in Toronto, Canada, Feb. 17, 1892.
Smith, Goldwin 1823-
Author; born in Reading, England, Aug. 23, 1823; graduated at Oxford University in 1845; was Professor of Modern History at Oxford in 1858-66.
During the Civil War in the United States he was a stanch champion of the national government.
He visited the United States in 1864, and later was for a time honorary Professor of English and Constitutional History at Cornell University.
In 1871 he settled in Toronto, Canada.
He is widely known as an exponent of the idea that Canada will finally unite her political life with that of the United States.
His publications include Does the Bible sanction American slavery?
on the morality of the emancipation proclamation; A letter to a Whig member of the Southern Independence Association; England and America; The Civil War in America; The relations between England and America; The political destiny of Canada; William Lloyd garrison; History of the United States, etc.
Taylor, John 1808-
Mormon; born in Winthrop, England, Nov. 1, 1808; went to Toronto, Canada, in 1832; was there converted to Mormonism by the preaching of Parley D. Pratt in 1836; was made an apostle in 1838 and settled in Missouri.
For twenty years he preached this faith in Great Britain and France and published French and German translations of the Book of Mormon in Europe.
In 1852 he returned to the United States, and in April of the next year was present at the laying of the corner-stone of the Temple in Salt Lake City.
He was with Joseph Smith when the latter was killed, and was himself shot four times.
When Utah applied for admission to the Union he represented that Territory in Congress.
In 1877, on the death of Brigham Young, he was elected president of the Church, and in 1880 became head and prophet of the part of the Church which adhered to the doctrine of polygamy.
He was indicted for that offence in March, 1885, and in order to avoid arrest he exiled himself.
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Tornado, (search)
Tornado,
A violent storm of high velocity; named from the Spanish because of the turning and twisting of an air-current.
In the United States the tornado is quite a common occurrence in sections east of the great plains; in the spring in most of the Southern States, and in both spring and summer in some of the Northern States.
A tornado is frequently and erroneously given the name of cyclone, but while a cyclone may be several hundred miles in diameter and only a mile or two deep, a tornado is usually only a few score feet in diameter and only several hundred feet high.
The cyclone may last several days, while the life of a tornado is generally limited to an hour or two.
York (Toronto) in 1813, from the Block-Hou East of the Don.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Whitside , Samuel Marmaduke 1839 - (search)
Whitside, Samuel Marmaduke 1839-
Military officer; born in Toronto, Canada, Jan. 9, 1839; joined the United States army in 1858; served throughout the Civil War with the 6th Cavalry; was then assigned to duty on the frontier, where he served for twenty-five years. In December, 1890, he captured Big Foot and his 400 Sioux warriors, and led his regiment at the battle of Wounded Knee.
During the war with Spain he commanded the 5th Cavalry; was transferred to the 10th Cavalry in October, 1898; and went to Cuba in May, 1899, where he was placed in command of the Department of Santiago and Puerto Principe in January, 1900.
On the reorganization of the regular army, in 1901, he was promoted brigadier-general.