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John C. Wright,Printer and Poet,Called By Deathago he spe key, offcri tourists. “Scenic M the time ' working 01 was to ha' lection of written, b novel of t Beaver Isand the dtheir migr.Mr. W There is Wright, ofP e t o 6 k e y, Mich. — John C.Wright, author of “The Crooked Tree,’’ “Chicago-jig” and “ScenicMichigan in Verse,” died at Ithaca last Tuesday, May 23.Funeral services for the well-known poet and writer of Indian legends, were held at Alma on Friday with burial there.Mr. Wright was found dead inhis room at the Gratiot county infirmary early Tuesday morning He had risen at 5:30 a. m. and seemed well. Later he was found in his room, apparently the victim of a heart attack.Born in Harbor Springs, of Frenrh and Indian ancestry, Mr.Wright spent his early life in Harbor Springs and became well acquainted with the Indian legends The biiand lore of this region. For years' he worked as a printer in Harbor Springs, Lansing and Alma, but finally his health forred him to stop w'orking.“The Crooked Tree” was his best known work. Several vearsTHEFflavorn
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Escanaba Daily Press
Escanaba, Michigan, US
Thu, Jun 01, 1939
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