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Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) to Charles Dudley Warner re: declining to write a life of Francis Parkman

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02551.03 Author/Creator: Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) Place Written: Princeton, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 January 1898 Pagination: 2 p. ; 20 x 14 cm. Order a Copy

Having been asked to write the life of Francis Parkman for the American Men of Letters Series, Wilson, despite the compliment to his own abilities, declines.

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

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