Men who reigned : manuscript, [ca. 1893]

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Men who reigned : manuscript, [ca. 1893]

Essay concering Young's work as a journalist and the influence of the journalists he read and/or met early in his career, including Horace Greeley, James Gordon Bennett, Henry Raymond, George Prentice, and others.

38 leaves ; 23 cm., and 65 cm. folded to 12 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7800027

Houghton Library

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