January 1, 1864: Albion Tourgee is discharged from the Union Army

By buckeyemuse | January 2, 2014

January 1, 1864: Albion Tourgee is discharged from the Union Army. Albion Tourgee is one Ohio writer who deserves to be better known. Tourgee was a novelist, lawyer, soldier, and judge who made much of his life’s work the advancement of black Americans. Tourgee went south after the Civil War and was one of the…

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Happy Birthday to Louis Bromfield

By buckeyemuse | December 31, 2013

This past Friday–December 27, 2013–marks the birthday of Louis Bromfield, Ohio author and conservationist. Bromfield was born near Mansfield, Ohio on December 27, 1896. Stay tuned for a post on this important Ohio author and conservationist!

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Paul Laurence Dunbar: Ohio writer and man of letters

By buckeyemuse | October 3, 2013 |

Paul Laurence Dunbar is one of the most prominent and well-known Ohio authors. He remains significant for his accomplishments in both formal and dialect verse, and is a towering presence in the history of African-American writing. Although best known for his poetry, Dunbar also wrote novels, short stories, libretti, and plays. Paul Laurence Dunbar was…

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