Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography

Thousands of short American lives — soldiers, inventors, preachers, governors, novelists — each given a paragraph: born where, did what, and why anyone remembered.

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2912 lives in this part of Herringshaw's American Biography, printed on pages 61–183.

Baart, P. A – Baker, William Spohn

227 lives · printed pages 61–71

Balbach, Edward – Barmm, Frank Herman

210 lives · printed pages 71–80

Barnam, Curtis Field – Bastin, Edson Sewell

216 lives · printed pages 80–88

Batchelder, John Putnam – Begole, Josiah W

256 lives · printed pages 88–99

Belcher, Hiram – Bevis, Mrs. S. Hazlett

225 lives · printed pages 99–109

Bibb, George M – Bixby, Samuel M

165 lives · printed pages 109–116

Black, Alexander – Boker, George Henry

258 lives · printed pages 116–126

Bolen, David Winton – Box, Henry W

217 lives · printed pages 126–135

Boyce, James – Brazza, Cora

187 lives · printed pages 135–143

Breare, George W – Brotherton, Mrs. Alice Wil- Liams

255 lives · printed pages 143–154

Brough, Charles Henry – Bruyn, Andrew D. W

228 lives · printed pages 154–164

Bryan, Anthony H – Bunton, Frederick Henry

182 lives · printed pages 164–171

Burbanks, Frank E – Busteed, William W

203 lives · printed pages 171–179

Bute, George Hering – Byrum, Enoch Edwin

83 lives · printed pages 179–183

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