Clem Yore letter 1929

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Clem Yore letter 1929

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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...

Yore, Clem (Clement), 1875-1936

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Clement Yore was born in St. Louis, Mo. in 1875. At the age of twelve, he ran away from home first traveling to Kansas then to western Nebraska. In 1890 he joined the Texas Rangers at El Paso, Tex. Yore worked as a cowpuncher, packer, stage driver and prospector. He also studied law at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. and practiced law for a year before following the Klondike Gold Rush as a journalist. Yore fought in the Spanish-American War, and later worked for Randolph Hearst in San Fr...