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Son of a southern farmer and Confederate veteran who moved north during Reconstruction, Hunt was born near Vandalia, Illinois, on 17 February 1889. His father was somewhat prosperous, accounting for his success by embracing a militant social Darwinian philosophy that asserted his genetic superiority to the common man. He passed this ethos on to his son, who articulated it many times during his life. The youngest of eight children, Hunt was doted upon as a boy, evidencing a remarkable talent for mental arithmetic, an independent streak, and a taste for adventure. At age sixteen he struck out on his own, heading west to make his fortune. He took jobs as a dishwasher, a beet topper, a sheepherder, a mule-team driver, a semipro baseball player, a crop picker, a concrete pourer, and a lumberjack. His skill for mental figuring made him an exceptional cardplayer, and eventually he made a living...
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