Stephen V. Benet to Mr. Lally affirming that "Five Men and Pompey" was his first published work - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC04463.10
From Archive Folder	Documents Relating to the 1930s
Title	Stephen V. Benet to Mr. Lally affirming that "Five Men and Pompey" was his first published work
Date	ca. 1933
Author	Benet, Stephen V. (1898-1943)
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Affirms that "Five Men and Pompey" was his first published work. States that "We had a sketch of John Dos Passos in 'Books' recently, and there will be others. I don't know when or if we'll get together in book form." In 1933 Benet and his wife published "A Book of Americans," with biographies of many notable American figures. This may be a reference to this book, though at the same time he says he wonders if a book will be published.
Subjects	Woman Author John Brown Slavery African American History Literature and Language Arts Women's History Abolition
People	Benet, Stephen Vincent (1898-1943) Brown, John (1800-1859)
Place written	New York, New York
Theme	Arts & Literature; Women in American History; Slavery & Abolition
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Additional Information	Stephen Vincent Benet was a poet, best known for his epic poem "John Brown's Body" about the Civil War, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1929.
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945