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Horace Glenn, 1901

At 21, Glenn headed North to the lumber camps to make money. In a letter to his...

3/1/1996

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Horace Glenn, 1901

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At 21, Glenn headed North to the lumber camps to make money. In a letter to his...

At 21, Glenn headed North to the lumber camps to make money. In a letter to his parents, he chronicles life at Smith Camp among the Swedes, Norwegians, and other new Americans.

3/1/1996

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