Louis How
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Louis How was a prolific twentieth century poet and a biographer of his grandfather, James Buchanan Eads
, who built the Eads Bridge crossing the Mississippi River at St. Louis.
How had one brother, James Eads How
. Not only was their grandfather a wealthy engineer and contractor, but their father, James Flintham How, was a vice-president and the General Manager of the Wabash Railroad. Thus they were the heirs of one of St. Louis's most wealthy families. While his brother chose to live as a hobo
and spent his efforts trying to help the homeless, Louis How "became an artist and took to the gay bohemian
life".
While How certainly wrote from a position of knowledge and authority when he created the biography of his grandfather, the biography was criticized in a review from MIT.
Before his poetry was first published, How had compiled a manuscript anthology of American poetry, but never published it. His manuscript was responsible for a revival of interest in early American poet Frederick Goddard Tuckerman
.
(a journal published in his home town of St. Louis) in association with Amy Lowell and Ezra Pound in 1915 in an article written by Zoe Akins
.
James Buchanan Eads
Captain James Buchanan Eads was a world-renowned American civil engineer and inventor, holding more than fifty patents.-Early life and education:...
, who built the Eads Bridge crossing the Mississippi River at St. Louis.
How had one brother, James Eads How
James Eads How
James Eads How was an American organizer of the hobo community in the early 20th century. He was heir of a wealthy St. Louis family, but chose to live as a hobo and to help the homeless migrant workers...
. Not only was their grandfather a wealthy engineer and contractor, but their father, James Flintham How, was a vice-president and the General Manager of the Wabash Railroad. Thus they were the heirs of one of St. Louis's most wealthy families. While his brother chose to live as a hobo
Hobo
A hobo is a term which is often applied to a migratory worker or homeless vagabond, often penniless. The term originated in the Western—probably Northwestern—United States during the last decade of the 19th century. Unlike 'tramps', who work only when they are forced to, and 'bums', who do not...
and spent his efforts trying to help the homeless, Louis How "became an artist and took to the gay bohemian
Bohemianism
Bohemianism is the practice of an unconventional lifestyle, often in the company of like-minded people, with few permanent ties, involving musical, artistic or literary pursuits...
life".
While How certainly wrote from a position of knowledge and authority when he created the biography of his grandfather, the biography was criticized in a review from MIT.
Before his poetry was first published, How had compiled a manuscript anthology of American poetry, but never published it. His manuscript was responsible for a revival of interest in early American poet Frederick Goddard Tuckerman
Frederick Goddard Tuckerman
Frederick Goddard Tuckerman was an American poet, remembered mostly for his sonnet series. Apart from the 1860 publication of his book Poems, which included approximately two-fifths of his lifetime sonnet output and other poetic works in a variety of forms, the remainder of his poetry was...
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Criticism
How was discussed in an article in Reedy's MirrorReedy's Mirror
Reedy's Mirror was a literary journal in St. Louis, Missouri in the fin de siècle era. It billed itself "The Mid-West Weekly".-Overview:The journal first appeared on February, 25 1891 under the title of the Sunday Mirror, published by The Sunday Mirror Company in St. Louis. On February 28, 1895,...
(a journal published in his home town of St. Louis) in association with Amy Lowell and Ezra Pound in 1915 in an article written by Zoe Akins
Zoe Akins
Zoë Akins was an American playwright, poet, and author.- Early years :Born in Humansville, Missouri, Akins was educated in Illinois and later in St. Louis, where she began her writing career...
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Works
- James B. Eads. Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Co. (c.1900)
- The Penitentes of San Rafael. Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Co. (1900).
Poetry
- Lyrics and Sonnets. Boston: Sherman, French (1911).
- The Youth Replies. (1912)
- Barricades. Boston: Sherman, French (1914).
- A Hidden Well: Lyrics and Sonnets. (1916)
- Nursery Rhymes of New York City. (1919)
- Ruin and Gold. London: Chapman & Hall (1924).
- Narcissus and Other Poems. New York: Harbor Press (1928). Illustrated by Walter Dorwin TeagueWalter Dorwin TeagueWalter Dorwin Teague was an American architect, designer and one of the most prolific American industrial designers in terms of volume of completed work. Teague's name and vision lives on through the legacy of his company....
. - The Other Don Juan. New York: Harbor Press (1932). Illustrated by Steele SavageSteele SavageHarry Steele Savage was an American illustrator, primarily of books for children and young adults. He is probably best known for the illustrations in Edith Hamilton's Mythology...
. - The Years Relent. Harbor Press. (1936)
- Regional Rhymes of New York City. New York: Harbor Press (1937). Illustrated by Ilse Bischoff.
- An Evening with Ninon, A Didactic Poem containing a translation of RacineJean RacineJean Racine , baptismal name Jean-Baptiste Racine , was a French dramatist, one of the "Big Three" of 17th-century France , and one of the most important literary figures in the Western tradition...
’s Bernice. New York: Harbor Press (1941.) Illustrated by Boris ArtzybasheffBoris ArtzybasheffBoris Artzybasheff was an American illustrator active in the United States, notable for his strongly worked and often surreal designs....
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Translations
- The life of Lazarillo de TormesLazarillo de TormesThe Life of Lazarillo de Tormes and of His Fortunes and Adversities is a Spanish novella, published anonymously because of its heretical content...
and his fortunes and adversities, done out of the Castilian from R. Foulché-Delbosc's restitution of the editio princeps. New York: M. Kennerley (1917) - Caesar or Nothing, by Pio BarojaPío BarojaPío Baroja y Nessi was a Spanish Basque writer, one of the key novelists of the Generation of '98. He was a member of an illustrious family, his brother Ricardo was a painter, writer and engraver, and his nephew Julio Caro Baroja, son of his younger sister Carmen, was a well known...
. (1919) - The Comedy of Dante Alighieri, Florentine by Birth but Not in Conduct. (1934–1940). Illustrated by Boris ArtzybasheffBoris ArtzybasheffBoris Artzybasheff was an American illustrator active in the United States, notable for his strongly worked and often surreal designs....
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