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Garraty
Garraty is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Billy Garraty (1878–1931), English footballer * John A. Garraty (1920–2007), American historian and biographer * Raymond Garraty See also * Garrity Garrity is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Chris Garrity (born 1981), professional lacrosse goaltender * Douglas Alan Garrity, American engineer *Freddie Garrity (1936–2006), singer and actor in the 1960s pop band ''Freddie ... {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Garraty
''The Long Walk'' is a dystopian horror novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1979, under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. It was collected in 1985 in the hardcover omnibus ''The Bachman Books'', and has seen several reprints since, as both paperback and hardback. Set in a future dystopian America, ruled by a totalitarian and militaristic dictator, the plot revolves around the contestants of a grueling annual walking contest. In 2000, the American Library Association listed ''The Long Walk'' as one of the 100 best books for teenage readers published between 1966 and 2000. While not the first of King's novels to be published, ''The Long Walk'' was the first novel he wrote, having begun it in 1966–67 during his freshman year at the University of Maine some eight years before his first published novel ''Carrie'' was released in 1974. Plot In a dystopian America, a major source of entertainment is the Long Walk, in which one hundred teenage boys walk without rest al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Garraty
William Garraty (6 October 1878 – 6 May 1931) was a footballer in the early years of professional football in England, who played for Aston Villa from August 1897 to September 1908. Before playing for Villa he played for Aston Shakespeare. Garraty was capped once by England appearing in a game against Wales in 1903. Career Billy Garraty made his league debut for Aston Villa during the 1897–98 season but made just one other appearance that year and remained a bit part player as Aston Villa won the title the following year. Garraty became a first team regular in the 1899–1900 season as Aston Villa retained their title thanks to his league-leading 27 league goals – only Pongo Waring scored more in a single season. Garraty made 41 appearances in the 1900–01 season, more than any other player.AVFC History1900-01 season/ref> He went on to make 224 league appearances for the Villans, scoring 96 league goals, as well as helping his side to FA Cup success in 1905 with hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Sir John Alexander Macdonald (January 10 or 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career that spanned almost half a century. Macdonald was born in Scotland; when he was a boy his family immigrated to Kingston in the Province of Upper Canada (today in eastern Ontario). As a lawyer, he was involved in several high-profile cases and quickly became prominent in Kingston, which elected him in 1844 to the legislature of the Province of Canada. By 1857, he had become premier under the colony's unstable political system. In 1864, when no party proved capable of governing for long, Macdonald agreed to a proposal from his political rival, George Brown, that the parties unite in a Great Coalition to seek federation and political reform. Macdonald was the leading figure in the subsequent discussions and conferences, which resulted in the Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
