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Hough, Emerson, 1857-1923

LC control no.n 50029243
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LC classificationPS3515.O7593
Personal name headingHough, Emerson, 1857-1923
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Birth date18570628
Death date19230430
Place of birthNewton, Iowa
Place of deathEvanston, Ill.
Field of activitywestern fiction
historical fiction
AffiliationUniversity of Iowa
Forest and Stream
Profession or occupationauthor
novelist
newspaper columnist
lawyer
conservationist
Found inThe covered wagon, 1922: t.p. (Emerson Hough)
Wikipedia, website viewed 27 June 2011 (Emerson Hugh, 1857-1923; American author best known for writing western stories and historical novels; b. June 28, 1857 in Newton, Iowa; B.A. in philosophy from University of Iowa; studied law and admitted to the bar in 1882; moved to White Oaks, New Mexico and practiced law there; wrote for various newspapers in Des Moines, Iowa, Sandusky, Ohio, Chicago, Illinois, St. Louis, Missouri, and Wichita, Kansas; editor of Forest and Stream; conservationist; died in Evanston, Illinois on April 30, 1923)