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Old 07-17-2015, 10:30 AM
 
Location: StlNoco Mo, where the woodbine twineth
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Was he primarily a writer?
Ha ha...he did a lot of writing
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Old 07-17-2015, 10:39 AM
 
Location: The High Desert
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Was he a ''westerner'' during his early career?
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Old 07-17-2015, 10:44 AM
 
Location: StlNoco Mo, where the woodbine twineth
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Was he a ''westerner'' during his early career?

He was born west of the Mississippi and spent most of his life out west.
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Old 07-17-2015, 11:10 AM
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Geronimo?
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Old 07-17-2015, 11:20 AM
 
Location: StlNoco Mo, where the woodbine twineth
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Geronimo?
No, he was a white dude.
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Old 07-17-2015, 11:38 AM
 
Location: StlNoco Mo, where the woodbine twineth
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CLUE


He came close to being one of the richest men in the United States but ended up living in a poor house and being buried in a pauper's grave.
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Old 07-17-2015, 12:06 PM
 
Location: Pennsylvania
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Samuel Clemens?

edit - the pauper's grave would seem to eliminate him. Never mind
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Old 07-17-2015, 12:08 PM
 
Location: StlNoco Mo, where the woodbine twineth
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Samuel Clemens?
No, but he was born in the same state and so was I.
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Old 07-17-2015, 12:13 PM
 
Location: StlNoco Mo, where the woodbine twineth
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Don't let the writing clue throw you off. There are other ways to make money with pen and paper and some aren't legal.
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Old 07-17-2015, 01:39 PM
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He was born west of the Mississippi and spent most of his life out west.
Did he die there?
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