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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 67

By Erik Loomis

In General

On January 22, 2017

This is the grave of Robert Wagner. Born in Prussia in 1877, Robert Wagner immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1885. Settling in New York, Wagner proved himself a rapidly rising star in Democratic Party politics from a young age. Graduating from City College in 1898 and New York Law School in […]

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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 66

By Erik Loomis

On January 15, 2017

This is the grave of James J. Hill. Born in 1838 in Ontario, Hill moved permanently to the United States in 1856, setting in Saint Paul, Minnesota, a few years before the good citizens of that state c

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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 65

By Erik Loomis

On January 8, 2017

This is the grave of Carl Pohlad. Born in 1915 in Des Moines, Carl Pohlad moved to California to play junior college football. He was discovered by none other than Bing Crosby, who convinced him to go

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 64

By Erik Loomis

In General

On January 1, 2017

This is the grave of Paul Wellstone. Born in Washington, DC in 1944 and educated with a BA and PhD in political science at the University of North Carolina, Wellstone moved to Minnesota in 1969 when he became a professor at Carleton College. He instantly became involved in left-wing politics there, working in the anti-war […]

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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 63

By Erik Loomis

On December 25, 2016

This is the grave of Louisa May Alcott. Born in 1832 in Philadelphia, Alcott and her family that included her father Bronson Alcott moved to the transcendentalist center of Boston in 1834. She grew up

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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 62

By Erik Loomis

On December 18, 2016

This is the grave of Charles Goodyear. Born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1800, Charles Goodyear moved to Philadelphia in 1814 to learn the furniture business but returned to Connecticut in 1821 to wor

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 61

By Erik Loomis

In General

On December 11, 2016

This is the grave of Homer Plessy. Born into the Creole middle class of New Orleans in 1862 that had seen their status decline significantly since the American acquisition of Louisiana in 1803, Plessy grew up speaking French and working to improve the status of the black community in New Orleans after the Civil War. […]

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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 60

By Erik Loomis

On December 4, 2016

This is the grave of Abigail Scott Duniway. Born in 1834, in Illinois, Abigail Scott migrated with her family to Oregon in 1852, where she soon married Benjamin Duniway, a farmer who had recently migr

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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 59

By Erik Loomis

On November 27, 2016

This is the grave of Leona Helmsley. Born Lena Rosenthal in Marbletown, New York in 1920, Leona Helmsley was always a rather strange individual, having changed her name over and over again for years b

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 58

By Erik Loomis

In General

On November 20, 2016

This is the grave of Harold Stassen. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1907, Harold Stassen attended the University of Minnesota, graduating in 1929. He became a fast riser in the Minnesota and national Republican Party. He was elected governor of Minnesota in 1938, at the very young age of 31. He gave the keynote […]

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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 57

By Erik Loomis

On November 13, 2016

This is the grave of Lyle Alzado. Born in Brooklyn, Lyle Alzado loved football but was not seen as a college prospect. Thus he traveled to faraway Texas to play at Kilgore College, a 2-year school. He

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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 56

By Erik Loomis

On November 6, 2016

This is the grave of Hubert H. Humphrey. Born in 1911 in Wallace, South Dakota, Hubert H. Humphrey attended the University of Minnesota. He then went to Louisiana State University for a master’s

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