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This newest book by the West's beloved historian, Agnes Wright
Spring, is a collection of reminiscences about distinguished people
known to the author during her half-century of work as an
historian. Near the Greats presents little-known vignettes of
well-known people: William Henry Jackson, Black Kettle's widow,
Lowell Thomas, Mamie Eisenhower, Kit Carson III, Calamity Jane and
many more. Near the Greats is, in essence, a autobiography of a
great historian. Mrs. Spring introduces us to some of the people
who most profoundly influenced her career: Dr. Grace Raymond
Hebard, William C. Deming, Dr. James Grafton Rogers and others.
Agnes Wright Spring shares with us some moments of pride and honor,
such as the night Walter Brennan presented her with the coveted
award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. We follow along her
road to success as a published author, beginning at Columbia
University's School of Journalism in the early 1900's. We
experience her frustrations and accomplishments as editor of the
"Wyoming Guide", Writers' Project of the WPA. If you know or would
like to know Anges Wright Spring, Near the Greats will of course be
a part of your library. But for anyone seeking a first-person
exposure to the last hundred years of Old West history, Near the
Greats should top the list of recommended reading.
This is a new release of the original 1944 edition.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
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Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
everyone!
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