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Bradford

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Brad·ford  (brdfrd)
A borough of north-central England west of Leeds. Its worsted industry dates from the Middle Ages. Population: 293,000.
Bradford, Roark 1896-1948.
American writer whose works, such as John Henry (1931), reflect African-American folklore.
Bradford 1, William 1590-1657.
English Puritan colonist in America. A signer of the Mayflower Compact and a settler of Plymouth Plantation, he was elected governor for 30 one-year terms and led the colony through its difficult early years.
Bradford 2, William 1663-1752.
English-born American colonial printer whose press produced the first American Book of Common Prayer (1710), New York City's first newspaper (1725), and numerous other items.
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Noun1.BradfordBradford - United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City's first newspaper (1663-1752)
William Bradford


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The Mayflower Compact by History Documents View in context
Our affections as citizens embrace the whole extent of the Union, and the names of Raleigh, Smith, Winthrop, Calvert, Penn and Oglethorpe excite in our minds recollections equally pleasing and gratitude equally fervent with those of Carver and Bradford.
John Quincy Adams,"Orations" by Adams, John Quincy View in context
There was a story they liked to tell of a man who had done well for himself at Bradford, and had five shops of his own, and had come back after fifteen years and visited Ma Fletcher and given her a gold watch.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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