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1. www.legendsofamerica.com › we-emersonhoughEmerson Hough – Western Writer – Legends of America

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   He graduated with a degree in philosophy in 1880 and then began to study law with a firm in Newton. After completing his studies, Emerson moved west to White Oaks , New Mexico , where he practiced law for a time and worked as a reporter for the local newspaper, The Golden Era .

2. aspace.lib.uiowa.edu › agents › peopleHough, Emerson | ArchivesSpace at the University of Iowa

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   Two of his novels, The Covered Wagon (1922) and North of Thirty-Six (1923), were turned into screenplays by Hough and became enormously popular silent films, making him one of the first Western authors to enter into the motion picture industry. He married Charlotte Chesebro of Chicago in 1897 and made Chicago his home.

3. www.jstor.org › stable › 40168412Emerson Hough's the Story of the Outlaw: A Critique and a ...

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   In 1907 Emerson Hough, a highly successful Western writer, published a book entitled The Story of the Outlaw. A major part of the book dealt with the Lincoln County War, one of the most dramatic events in Southwestern history. Much had been published about the war before 1907, but Hough was the first writer to attempt to report a factual

4. www.lib.uiowa.edu › msc628 › houghemersonPAPERS OF EMERSON HOUGH - University of Iowa

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   He received a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1880 and pursued the study of law with a firm in Newton. Looking for a new start, Hough moved west to White Oaks, New Mexico where he opened a law firm and worked as a reporter for The Golden Era, the White Oaks newspaper.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Emerson_HoughEmerson Hough - Wikipedia

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   Emerson Hough (June 28, 1857 – April 30, 1923) was an American writer best known for writing western stories and historical novels. His early works included Singing Mouse Stories and Story of the Cowboy .

6. pubs.lib.uiowa.edu › bai › articleEmerson Hough's American West - University of Iowa

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   The New Mexico Territory in the 1880’s was a place of social and political upheaval, the scene of murders, range wars, Indian uprisings, and the coming of the railroad—the last frontier. Hough arrived in White Oaks on June 1, 1883, and formed a law partnership with Eli H. Chandler.

7. www.goodreads.com › author › showEmerson Hough (Author of The Story of the Outlaw A Study of ...

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   Emerson Hough was an American author best known for writing western stories and historical novels. He married Charlotte Chesebro of Chicago in 1897 and made that city his home. During World War I, he served as a Captain with the Intelligence Service.