Harold Sinclair of Illinois: Letters Biography

Harold Sinclair of Illinois (1907-1966) He wrote of Abraham Lincoln in all his greatness. He wrote of George Rogers Clark on the frontier. He wrote brilliantly about the Civil War. He wrote the best book ever about the Port of New Orleans. He wrote a unique book on the Bloomington Illinois PANTAGRAPH. He wrote a novel on jazz in the South that jazz musicians read and enjoy. He wrote THE HORSE SOLDIERS that was made into a John Wayne movie. The May 23 1938 NEWSWEEK acclaimed John Steinbeck Louis Paul and Harold Sinclair as the United States best authors. This book by retired Illinois State University Professor G. Louis Heath is long overdue. It is the first on Harold Sinclairs important work and amazing life.