The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
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WIN you kindly state whGn and waete ,,on
KY KY Uu, his best works in the iierar,
| line? B.J,B.
john Hay was born at Salem, Ind, October
s. 1898. HIS most important book Is the Life
Of Llncoln,a written n collaboration with
Iohn G. Nicolay. when was first published
~, ,.,iol IN the Century Magazine. It EN-
I hod,n, MIR. Hays recollee,iops OF Lincoln
lind when Mr.. Hay was the murdered pres
,saa,s socrotary. The work Is considered !
son,,thn,ion to American history of the iirs'
,ronor,anre. Previous to the publication OF
,he Lincoln biography Mr. Hays poems had
''a,,r1 Goa, him wide reputation 40 keen
,,,,n,.,r,s, and sympathe.ic observer of human
ro,pre HIS pike County Bailade. pub
49, ia 1871, Jim Bludfo" aud Little
prceches" have become exceedingly popular
ccr,nlo,e collection Of his poems was pub
ishnd IN le'V ii'9 ~, srrit n, hi.
OF Spanish lifc and CHARACTER tne -
,,,,,, a., spain as a diplomatic oihcer OF th'
| so'N go. r,,eayed in ISL
United St"'e7' "P'
,hnrt history of IN.