Stark
Stark names 3 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Stark JOHN, an American military officer
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
JOHN, an American military officer; born in Londonderry, N. H., Aug. 28, 1728; joined the troops under Major Rogers in the war against the French and Indians in 1754; rendered efficient service at Ticonderoga in 1758, and was actively employed in the subsequent campaign. In 1775, after the battle of Lexington he received a colonel's commission, and recruited a regiment which formed the left of the American line at Bunker Hill. In December, 1776, he marched with his regiment under General Gates to re-enforce Washington and was with him at the battles of Princeton and Trenton. In 1777 he resigned his commission, feeling slighted by Congress in its list of promotions. When, however, information was received that Ticonderoga had been taken, he set out at the head of a small force, met and defeated Baum's forces at Bennington, and likewise defeated the British re-enforcements of 500 men which Burgoyne had sent to Baum's aid. For this victory he was promoted Brigadier-General and later joined General Gates at Bemis Heights; but the term of his militia having expired, he returned to New Hampshire and recruited a new force. With these he cut off Burgoyne's retreat from Saratoga, and in 1778 was placed in command of the Northern Department. Later he served in Rhode Island, New
Stark JOHN processes
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
JOHN processes, which are protruded from the under surface of the arms. The nervous system consists of a gangliated cord surrounding the mouth, and sending filaments to each of the arms. The young generally pass through a free larval stage, and parthenogenesis seems to occur in Asterias. Starfish are extremely voracious, and are very annoying to fishermen by devouring their bait. They possess in a high degree the power of reproducing lost members and abound in all seas.
Stark JOHN Jersey, and at West Point in 1779-1780
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
JOHN Jersey, and at West Point in 1779-1780; and was one of the court which condemned Major André. After the war he returned to his farm. He died in Manchester, N. H., May 8, 1822.
What Has Changed in the Last Century
The facts of John Stark's life as Collier's set them out in 1921 still stand: Bunker Hill, Bennington, the resignation over Congress's promotion list, the trial of Major André, the death at Manchester in 1822. What Collier's omits is the line Stark is now best known for. In an 1809 letter excusing himself, on grounds of age, from a Bennington veterans' reunion, he sent the toast "Live free or die; death is not the worst of evils" — words New Hampshire adopted as its official state motto in 1945 and later stamped on its licence plates. Note also that the text above has been garbled in scanning: a paragraph on the starfish (Asterias) has been spliced into the middle of the biography.
Written for this edition, 2026.