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Ready Reference: Biography
| Biographical Sources |
| The
Biography Center 11108 biographies, 5486 in English |
| Biography.com "The webs best bios" from A&E Television |
| Biography
(InfoPlease Almanac) More than 30,000 biographies |
| Biographies Biographies, Famous People, Biographical Information at LibrarySpot.com |
| The Biographical Dictionary |
| Lives,
the Biography Resource "The largest guide to biography sites on the Web." If you can't find it here, then it is not on the Web. |
| The
Biography Center 11134 biographies, 5486 in English |
| Academy of American Poets "Our site currently includes biographies, photos, and other information on more than 400 poets, with new pages being added all the time." |
| American
Authors One of the best web sites on the Internet covering American Literature. Includes biographical information plus, if available, links to full text of author's work. This exceptional resource is part of an online American Literature course taught by Dr. Donna M. Campbell at Gonzaga University. |
| Authors:
Online Literary Criticism "The IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection contains 4745 critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period. " |
| Distinguished
Women of the Past and Present This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others. Some were alive hundreds of years ago and some are living today. |
| Rulers "This site contains lists of heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders not occupying either of those formal positions) of all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 in most cases. Also included are the subdivisions of various countries, as well as a selection of international organizations. Recent foreign ministers of all countries are listed separately. " |
| US Civil War Generals "This is a concise index to the Generals who fought on both sides of the US Civil War, and has been specifically prepared for the Internet. It is not meant to replace the several excellent biographies and encyclopedias which have been published in print form, and which contain much more information than is intended for this index." |
| World
Biographical Index (WBI) "Contains over 2 million short biographical entries for eminent individuals who lived in North and South America, Western and Central Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania. Each entry contains the name, variations of the name, pseudonym's, the years of birth and death or years mentioned, occupation, source quoted (archive, fiche number and page) and bibliographic information about the sources used." A good source of very basic genealogical information. |
| United States Presidents |
| Presidents
of the United States (The Whitehouse) "The President biographies presented here are from the book The Presidents of the United States of America written by Frank Freidel and Hugh S. Sidey (contributing author), published by the White House Historical Association with the cooperation of the National Geographic Society." Also First Lady's Gallery |
| Presidents
of the United States (Grolier Encyclopedia Americana) "Grolier is pleased to present The American Presidency, an exclusive history of presidents, the presidency, politics and related subjects. Select an encyclopedia set or a feature to begin." |
| Presidents
of the United States (Internet Public Library) "In this resource you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included to enrich this site." |
| American
Presidents: Life Portraits (CSPAN) Biographies of American Presidents. Provides information on prominent events during each presidency and significant presidential places. Includes maps. |
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