Ariel Durant
(1898-1981) Writer, historian. Ms. Durant wrote “The Story of Civilization” (with Will Durant). She lived in Nassau County and on Staten Island and spent her summers from 1919 to 1928 in Woodstock, New York.
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Will Durant
(1885-1981) Writer, historian. Will Durant co-wrote, “The Story of Civilization,” with Ariel Durant. In 1917 he was an instructor at Columbia University. He lived in Nassau County and in Staten Island and spent his summers from 1919 to 1928 in Woodstock, New York.
Rev. William Dean
Writer, missionary, translator. Lived during the 1800s. Translated the “Bible” to Chinese. Was born in Eaton, New York.
Theodore Dreiser
(1871-1945) Novelist, writer. “An American Tragedy” (1925). Dreiser came to New York City in 1895. Dreiser lived at 160 Bleecker Street, 165 W. 10th Street, 16 St. Luke’s Place, 118 W. 11th Street, 116 W. 11th Street, and at Patchin Place, all in Greenwich Village, New York, New York; he also lived on W. 15th … Continued
Frederick Douglass
(1818-1895) Abolitionist, orator, writer. Frederick Douglass founded his newspaper, the “North Star,” in Rochester, New York, after moving there in 1847. The newspaper ran for seventeen years. One of the Douglass homes was at 247 Alexander Street. It was burned down in 1872, after which he moved to Washington, DC. Douglass died in 1895 and … Continued
Clyde Brion Davis
(1894-1962) Writer, novelist.
Mary Elizabeth Mapes Dodge
(1831-1905) Writer, novelist. Mary Mapes Dodge was born in New York City. She was editor of St. Nicholas Magazine, a magazine for children. She lived in Onteora Park, New York, in Yarrow Cottage, which she purchased in 1888; she died in Tannersville, New York, and the children of the community processed at her funereal.
Charles Dickens
(1812-1870) Author of “Oliver Twist” and “A Christmas Carol.” Dickens gave his first public reading in the United States at a New York City theatre. on Dec. 2, 1867