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Bernard Augustine De Voto ( January 11, 1897 - November 13, 1955) was an American historian and author who specialized in the history of the American West. He was born in Ogden, Utah. He attended the University of Utah for a few years, but interrupted his education to serve in World War I. After the war, he attended Harvard University.

He began his career as an English instructor at Northwestern University and began to write articles and novels. Sometimes he used the pseudonyms John August and Cady Hewes. After several years, De Voto resigned from Northwestern and moved to Massachusetts with his wife. He began to devote himself to serious writing along with part-time instructing at Harvard. He wrote occasional article for periodicals such as Harper's MagazineHarper's Magazine (frequently referred to as just Harper's is a monthly magazine, published in the United States. Harper's made its debut in June 1850, the brainchild of the prominent New York City book-publishing firm Harper & Brothers. The initial press.

De Voto became an authority on Mark TwainSamuel Langhorne Clemens ( November 30, 1835- April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain was a famous and popular American humorist, writer and lecturer. Mark Twain was also a steamboat pilot, gold prospector, and journalist. At his peak, he and eventually served as a curator for Mark Twain's papers at Harvard. He moved to New York CitySkyline, with Statue of Liberty New York, New York" redirects here. For alternate meanings, see New York, New York (disambiguation). New York — officially named City of New York and often called New York City to distinguish it from the state of New York,, where he was the editor for the Saturday Review of Literature .

1 Selected works of Bernard De Voto

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