- Title, side A
- William Dean Howells
- Text, side A
- Author William Dean Howells (1837-1920) spent his boyhood from 1840 to 1848 in Hamilton. Called the "Dean of American Letters," Howells wrote 35 novels, 35 plays, 34 miscellaneous books, 6 books of literary criticism, 4 books of poetry, and hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles. He shaped the destiny of fellow writers by editing their works for Atlantic Monthly and Harper's. His autobiography entitled A Boy's Town fondly recalls growing up in Hamilton. Throughout life, he broke in news pens by writing, "W. D. Howells, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio."
- Sponsors
- Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Hamilton Community Foundation, and The Ohio Historical Society
- Address
- Historic Log Cabin, S Monument Street
Hamilton, OH 45011 - Location
- Along the river between High Street and Court Street
- Coordinates
- Latitude: 39.4003380, Longitude: -84.5649170.
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