American writer, orator, and, especially, civil service reformer, George William Curtis (1824-1892) was a patrician whose ideals and causes are blurred in historical retrospect by a personal elitism t...
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George William Curtis (24 February 1824-31 August 1892), critic and social commentator, was born at Providence, Rhode Island. After failing the entrance examination for Brown University in 1838, Curti...
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George William Curtis, a man of great versatility, high ideals, and immense charm, was widely admired as a journalist, author, orator, educator, reformer, and political leader during the last half of ...
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George William Curtis was celebrated in his day as a best-selling author, literary journalist, editor, critic, and popular public speaker. A representative of the genteel tradition, he worked diligent...
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George William Curtis
George William Curtis