When he died, Emerson was thought of as the representative American writer par excellence, and his point of view was still so potent that William James was honored to be asked to speak at a centenary celebration.
-- Howard Mumford Jones
   
Howard Mumford Jones   Name:
Howard Mumford Jones
Type:
Writer
Nationality:
American
Birth:
April 16, 1892
Death:
May 11, 1980
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