Letters of Merle Johnson h[manuscript], [1929].

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Letters of Merle Johnson h[manuscript], [1929].

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In a 1929 letter to Will James Johnson enquires about a book by Walter N. Burns that James has illustrated, asks if he is a fan of [Frederic] Remington or [Charles M. ] Russell, and notes that he keeps "The drifting cowboy" for pictures and "Smoky" for text. At the top of the letter is a small sketch of a horse bucking off his rider. In a second undated note to an unidentified recipient Johnson may possibly ordering books from a dealer's catalog. With these are three pages of notes about Mark Twain books and letters.

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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

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Mark Twain (b. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, November 30, 1835, Florida, MO – d. April 21, 1910, Redding, CT) was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885). Twain served an apprenticeship with a printer and then worked as a typesetter, contributing articles to the newspaper of his older brother Orion Clemens. He later became a riverboat pil...

Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909

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Frederic Remington was born October 4, 1861 in Canton, New York. He was educated at the Vermont Episcopal Institute and attended Yale University. He worked as a cowboy, scout, and ran a sheep and mule ranch in the west. He married Eva Caten on October 1, 1884. Remington was a painter, sculptor and illustrator of Indians, cowbnoys and the American soldier at war. His travels took him to Germany, Russia, North Africa, Cuba and all over North America. Frederic Remington died December 26, 1909 in Ne...

Johnson, Merle De Vore, 1874-1935

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Illustrator and sculptor. From the description of Letters of Merle Johnson h[manuscript], [1929]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647997349 From the description of Letter of Merle Johnson to Will James, [1929]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 70259161 Merle De Vore Johnson (1874-1935) was an American bibliographer and book collector, as well as a cartoonist and illustrator. He compiled bibliographies on Mark Twain, James Branch Cabell and...

James, Will, 1892-1942

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Joseph Ernest Nephtali Dufault, later self-names Will James, was a cowboy originally from Canada, who went on to become an author and artist of the American West. He is well-known for his book Smoky the Cowhorse. From the description of Photographs of Will James artwork, circa 1910s-1920s. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367950757 American writer and illustrator, who wrote simple, realistic adventure stories of the American West. From the description of Letters, 1...

Russell, Charles M. (Charles Marion), 1864-1926

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American cowboy and artist of the American West. From the description of Photographs, {ca. 1910}. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435693 American painter and sculptor of western scenes and subjects. From the description of Ephemera, 1900-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122497326 From the guide to the Charles M. Russell ephemera, 1900-1964, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Russell, Charles Marion, artist, cowboy (Mar. 19, 1864-Oct. 24, 1...

Burns, Walter Noble, 1872-1932

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Journalist, author of Western fiction. From the description of Walter Noble Burns papers, 1908-1932 (bulk 1922-1932). (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 30636811 Walter N. Burns was a journalist and author of Western fiction From the guide to the Walter Noble Burns papers, 1908-1964 (bulk 1922-1932), (University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections) ...