The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 8Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... became stockholders in the Crédit Mobilier and , by virtue of this interest , in the Union Pacific as well . A power struggle en- sued between the Ames brothers and Durant ; Oliver became president of the Union Pacific in 1866 and soon ...
... became stockholders in the Crédit Mobilier and , by virtue of this interest , in the Union Pacific as well . A power struggle en- sued between the Ames brothers and Durant ; Oliver became president of the Union Pacific in 1866 and soon ...
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... became known as the Crimea . Turkish rule lasted for three centuries until the Crimea passed to Russia in 1783. Under czarist rule , it became part of Taurida province . ( Tauris was the ancient name of the peninsula . ) In the middle ...
... became known as the Crimea . Turkish rule lasted for three centuries until the Crimea passed to Russia in 1783. Under czarist rule , it became part of Taurida province . ( Tauris was the ancient name of the peninsula . ) In the middle ...
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... became organist of the Chapel Royal , and a year later he succeeded Blow as official organist of Westminster Abbey . Croft died at Bath on Aug. 14 , 1727 . Croft's outstanding work is a collection of anthems , Musica Sacra , published ...
... became organist of the Chapel Royal , and a year later he succeeded Blow as official organist of Westminster Abbey . Croft died at Bath on Aug. 14 , 1727 . Croft's outstanding work is a collection of anthems , Musica Sacra , published ...
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