F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul on September 24, 1896. He was named after his distant cousin, Francis Scott Key, who famously penned The Star-Spangled Banner. Following this, his family moved, living in both Buffalo and Syracuse New York until returning to St. Paul in 1908. Fitzgerald is best known for short stories that …
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Herman Melville
Biography Herman Melville (1819-1891) is an American author who wrote novels, short stories, and poems. He grew up in New York state. His family struggled with poverty after the death of this father in 1832 after having already struggled with the failure of the family import business two years earlier. Melville ended up spending much …
Helen Keller
Born on June 27, 1880 – Died June 1, 1968 Tuscumbia, Alabama All places she has lived: Westport, Connecticut; Wrentham, Massachusetts; Forest Hills, New York; and Tuscumbia, Alabama She was a American Author, Political Activist, and Lecturer. In her life time she published 12 books. Along with essays, and speeches. At a young age, …
Walt Whitman
Background: Date of Birth: May 31, 1819 Whitman lived in Brooklyn and Long Island between the 1820’s and 1830’s with his family of three. He started out as a printer at age 12, and fell in love with the written word. He was self-taught and learned through reading. When a fire in the printing district …