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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 .
Hough died on April 30, 1923, in Evanston, Illinois, from heart failure following an operation. He is buried, along with his wife, at Hope Cemetery in Galesburg, Illinois. © Kathy Alexander / Legends of America, updated April 2024. Emerson Hough, western author. Articles from Emerson Hough:
Emerson Hough's The Story of the Outlaw: A Critique and a Judgement, by Carole M. Johnson. Arizona and the West, (1975). History and alumni register of Iriving Institute of the State University of Iowa with introductory essay by Emerson Hough. May, 1908. Miscellaneous. Obituary proofs, ran in The Saturday Evening Post [May 17], 1932.
Emerson Hough. born Newton, Iowa: 28 June 1857. died Evanston, Illinois: 30 April 1923. works. The Singing Mouse Stories (New York: Forest and Stream Pub Co, 1895) [coll: hb/] The Singing Mouse Stories (New York: Hurst & Company Publishers, 1910) [coll: exp of the above: adds six stories: illus/hb/Mayo Bunker]
Emerson Hough as Conservationist and Muckraker® Remembering the days of his youth, Emerson Hough wrote in 1912 that I was raised in Iowa at the time when prairie shooting was very abundant. Another man and I once shot two days and killed seventy-six chickens without missing the birds. I have never cared to shoot them since.1
An obituary for author Emerson Hough. How to Cite: (1925) “Emerson Hough”, The Annals of Iowa 15(2), 150-152. doi: https://doi.org/10.17077/0003-4827.7108. Rights: Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
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The papers of Emerson Hough consist of essays and articles written by and about Hough, photographs, advertising and promotional materials, several letterpress books, and miscelleneous materials.