Synopsis
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is turally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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Présentation de l'éditeur
James B. Elmore, the bard of A lamo, so eliristened by Jesse Greene, of Crawfordsville, I nd., was born near the little town of A lamo, I nd., on January 25, 1857. His father was of Scotch descent and his mother was of Dutch descent. The poet and novelist was reared on a farm, working in the summer and going to school in the winter until he arrived at the age of about fifteen years. Then he entered the Alamo A cademy, where he graduated in a large class and it has been a class of noted persons of which N. J. Clodfelter, poet and novelist; William Humphrey, member of Congress from the State of Washington; Oswald Humphrey, president of Cornell University, of IST ew York; Eva Clodfelter Ballard, a novelist; William Denman, exauditor of Putnam County; and Albert Gilkey, of Indian Territory, who is now sojourning in Europe, were all members. The poet taught school for twenty years quite successfully during the winter and farmed during the summer.
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This reproduction was printed from a digital file created at the Library of Congress as part of an extensive scanning effort started with a generous donation from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The Library is pleased to offer much of its public domain holdings free of charge online and at a modest price in this printed format. Seeing these older volumes from our collections rediscovered by new generations of readers renews our own passion for books and scholarship.
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