Clement Wood
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Clement Richardson Wood was an American
writer
.
He mainly wrote poetry
, but he also wrote Tom Sawyer Grows Up, a sequel to Twain's
work
.
He appeared frequently in the pulp magazine
s, in titles as diverse as Telling Tales, Gangster Stories
, Flynn's, and Ace-High Magazine.
In 1929, he wrote the biography Bernarr Macfadden: A Study in Success in aid of Macfadden's
political aspirations.
He was also a socialist
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
.
He mainly wrote poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
, but he also wrote Tom Sawyer Grows Up, a sequel to Twain's
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist...
work
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. The story is set in the Town of "St...
.
He appeared frequently in the pulp magazine
Pulp magazine
Pulp magazines , also collectively known as pulp fiction, refers to inexpensive fiction magazines published from 1896 through the 1950s. The typical pulp magazine was seven inches wide by ten inches high, half an inch thick, and 128 pages long...
s, in titles as diverse as Telling Tales, Gangster Stories
Gangster Stories
Gangster Stories was a controversial pulp magazine of the early 1930s. It featured hardboiled crime fiction that glorified the gun-toting gangsters of the Prohibition era. It was published by Harold Hersey, as part of his Good Story Magazine Company pulp chain. The inaugural issue was dated...
, Flynn's, and Ace-High Magazine.
In 1929, he wrote the biography Bernarr Macfadden: A Study in Success in aid of Macfadden's
Bernarr Macfadden
Bernarr Macfadden was an influential American proponent of physical culture, a combination of bodybuilding with nutritional and health theories...
political aspirations.
He was also a socialist
Socialism
Socialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy; or a political philosophy advocating such a system. "Social ownership" may refer to any one of, or a combination of, the following: cooperative enterprises,...
.