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Abbie Hoffman

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(1936-1989) Writer. Abbie Hoffman was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and died in New Hope, Pennsylvania. He wrote “Revolution For The Hell Of It.”

Ben Hecht

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(1894-1964) Playwright, journalist, novelist. Ben Hecht was born in New York City. After studying at the University of Wisconsin he moved to Chicago where he became a journalist, became friends with other aspiring Chicago writers such as Floyd Dell, Theodore Dreiser, Sherwood Anderson, and Carl Sandburg. He worked for the Chicago Daily news. He lived … Continued

William Dean Howells

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(1837-1920) Novelist, critic, editor, writer. William Dean Howells was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio. After traveling in Europe as consul by Lincoln’s appointment, he worked for various periodicals; he was associated with the “Atlantic Monthly” for 15 years and later wrote the “Editor’s Study” (1886-91) and the “Easy Chair” (1900-20) of “Harper’s Magazine.” An important … Continued

Oscar Hammerstein II

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(1895-1960) Lyricist, librettist, writer. Oscar Hammerstein II was born in New York City and is buried in Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York. Oscar Hammerstein owned a home called the Wildflower in Whitestone, Queens, New York.

Jupiter Hammon

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(1711-c.1806) Writer. Jupiter Hammon was the first black writer to be published in America. He was a slave of the Lloyd family of Oyster Bay, New York. His work was loaded with Biblical allusions to slavery, and is considered some of the first anti-slavery poetry written by an American slave. Jupiter Hammon’s residence, Lloyd Manor, … Continued

Maurice Hindus

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(1891-1969) Writer, journalist. Maurice Hindus moved to the United States from Byelorussia and worked as a farmhand in Brookfield, New York; his papers are in the Case Library Archives.

Mary Jane Holmes

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(1825-1907) Novelist. Mary Jane Holmes was born in Brookfield, Massachusetts, and died in Brockport, New York. She moved to Brockport, New York, in about 1854.

Hiawatha Hiawatha

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Visionary. He is said to have lived in what is now Franklin County. The subject of countless books, articles, studies and stories, Hiawatha was a Mohawk (some say Onondaga) who lived during the 1500s. His vision, along with that of Dekanawida, is the foundation for the “Great Law or the Six Nations” a governing philosophy … Continued

Samuel H Hammond

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(1809-1878) Jurist, naturalist, writer. Samuel H. Hammond was born in Bath, New York and died in Watertown, New York.