BURDETTE, ROBERT JONES (1844-1914), b. Greensboro, Pa. Journalist on
Burlington (Iowa) Hawkeye and other papers, lecturer, humorist,
clergyman. The Rise and Fall of the Moustache, Hawkeyetems, Life of
William Penn.
BURNHAM, CLARA LOUISE (1854- ) b. Newton, Mass. Moved to Chicago.
Novelist. Dr. Latimer, The Wise Woman.
CARLETON, WILL (1845-1912), b. Hudson, Mich. Poet, editor, lecturer. Farm Ballads, Farm Legends, Farm Festivals, City Ballads. Over the Hills to the Poor House, best known single poem.
CATHERWOOD, MARY HARTWELL (1847-1902), b. Luray, Ohio. Writer of historical
tales of Canada and the Northwest. A Woman in Armour, The Lady of Fort St.
John, The Romance of Dollard, The White Islander, a Story of Mackinac,
Lazarre.
CHENEY, JOHN VANCE (1848- ), b. Groveland, N.Y. Moved to the West. Poet and critic. Thistle-Drift, Wood-Blooms, Queen Helen and Other Poems. Critical Works: That Dome in Air and The Golden Guess.
DUNBAR, PAUL LAURENCE (1872-1906), b. Dayton, Ohio. African descent.
Journalist, poet. Wrote many fine lyrics. Oak and Ivy, Lyrics of Lowly
Life, Lyrics of the Hearthside.
DUNNE, FINLEY PETER (1867- ), b. Chicago, Ill. Humorist, journalist. Mr. Dooley's Philosophy.
EGGLESTON, EDWARD (1837-1902), b. Vevay, Ind. Novelist of the early life of southern Indiana. The Hoosier Schoolmaster, The Hoosier Schoolboy, Roxy, The Graysons.
FOOTE, MARY HALLOCK (1847- ), b. Milton, N. Y. Her novels give vivid representations of western life. The Led Horse Claim, The Chosen Valley, Coeur d'Alene.
FRENCH, ALICE ("Octave Thanet") (1850- ), b. Andover, Mass. Novelist. Knitters in the Sun, Stories of a Western Town, A Book of True Lovers, The Man of the Hour.