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Also Known As Bernard Augustine De Voto
Born January 11, 1897 • Ogden • Utah
Died November 13, 1955 (aged 58) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize • National Book Award
Subjects Of Study American literature • Mark Twain • westward movement
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