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George Copway

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(1818-1869) Essayist, historian. George Copway was born in the Canadian province of Ontario near Lake Ontario. He was a Christian convert and became a Methodist preacher. In about 1846 he left Canada and went to New York City.

David Cusick

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(1780-1840) Writer. “Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Nations,” one of the first works about Native American culture written by a Native American. The son or nephew or Nicholas Cusick, a chief, and brother of Dennis Cusick a painter, David published what is thought to be one of the first works about Native American … Continued

Taylor Caldwell

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(1900-1985) Best-selling novelist. Taylor Caldwell was also known as Janet Reback and Max Reiner. She received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1931.

Carl Lamson Carmer

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Writer, folklorist, novelist. Carmer was born in Cortland, grew up in Albion. He graduated from Hamilton College in New York State in 1914. Taught at the University of Rochester in 1916-17 and 1919-21,He taught English at Syracuse University. Wrote about the Hudson Valley and lived in Irvington-on-Hudson. Works: “The Screaming Ghost And Other Stories,” “The … Continued

Hart Crane

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(1899-1932) Poet, writer. Hart Crane arrived in New York in 1916. He lived above Margaret Anderson in the William Cullen Bryant on 16th Street. He also lived on East 15th, 11th and West 10th Brooklyn Heights by 1925. He lived with friends, from 1923 to 1925, in Woodstock, New York; he lived in Brooklyn Heights, … Continued

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain)

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(1835-1910) Author. Samuel Clemens married Olivia Langdon of Elmira, New York, and spent about 20 summers at a residence there. Twain edited the local paper, The Morning Express. Twain came to New York City in 1900 and lived at 14 West 10th Street in the Washington Square area of Manhattan before moving to 21 5th … Continued