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=Cooke, Philip Pendleton.= _Va._, 1816-1850. Brother of J. E. Cooke,
_supra_. A Virginia lawyer whose verse was once very much admired, and
whose Florence Vane still lingers in the anthologies. The Froissart
Ballads, and Other Poems. _See Griswold’s Poets and Poetry of America;
Hart’s American Literature._
=Cooke, Philip St. George.= _Va._, 1809-1895. Uncle of J. E. Cooke,
_supra_. A brigadier-general in the United States army who retired in
1873. Scenes and Adventures in the Army; Handy Book for United States
Cavalry; Cavalry Tactics; Conquest of New Mexico and California.
=Cooke, Mrs. Rose [Terry].= _Ct._, 1827-1892. A New England writer
well known both as a poet and a writer of short stories of notable
excellence. Poems by Rose Terry; Happy Dodd; Somebody’s Neighbors; The
Sphinx’s Children and Other People’s; Steadfast; Huckleberries. In 1888
a complete collection of her poems was made, including the contents of
her early volume and her later work in verse. The Two Villages is her
best known poem, as it is one of her best. _Hou._
=Cookman, Alfred.= 1828-1871. A Methodist clergyman who published
Stayed on God. _See Life by H. B. Ridgaway, 1871._
=Coolbrith, Ina Donna.= _Il._, 18-- - ----. A California poet, formerly
librarian of the Oakland Public Library. Her work, though uneven in
quality, is nearly always musical. The Perfect Day and Other Poems;
Songs from the Golden Gate. _Hou._
=Cooley, Le Roy Clark.= _N. Y._, 1833- ----. A professor of physics
at Vassar College. Text-Book of Physics; Text-Book of Chemistry;
Easy Experiments in Physical Science; Natural Philosophy; Elements
of Chemistry; Students’ Guide Book; Beginners’ Guide to Chemistry;
Laboratory Studies in Elementary Chemistry.
=Cooley, Thomas McIntyre.= _N. Y._, 1824-1898. A jurist of prominence
in Michigan, professor of history in the University of Michigan.
Law of Taxation; Law of Torts; General Principles of Constitutional
Law in the United States; Treatise on Constitutional Limitations of
the Legislative Power in the Several States; annotated editions of
Blackstone’s Story’s Commentaries; Michigan, a History of Governments.
_Hou. Lit._
=Coolidge, Susan.= _See Woolsey, Sarah._
=Coombs, Mrs. Annie [Sheldon].= _N. Y._, 1858-1890. A novelist of New
York city. As Common Mortals; A Game of Chance; The Garden of Armida.
_Ap._
=Cooper, Ellwood.= _Pa._, 1829- ----. A horticulturist of southern
California, president of the State board of horticulture. Statistics
of Trade with Hayti; Forest Culture and Eucalyptus Trees; Treatise on
Olive Culture.
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