William Proxmire
American politician (1915-2005)
Thomas Nelson Pagewas an American lawyer, politician, and writer. He served as the U.S. ambassador to Italy from 1913 to 1919 under the administration of President Woodrow Wilson during World War I.
In his writing, Page popularized Plantation tradition literature which was used to promote the Lost Cause myth across the New South.
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About the Thomas Nelson Page
Thomas Nelson Pagewas an American lawyer, politician, and writer. He served as the U.S. ambassador to Italy from 1913 to 1919 under the administration of President Woodrow Wilson during World War I.
In his writing, Page popularized Plantation tradition literature which was used to promote the Lost Cause myth across the New South. Page first got the public’s attention with his story “Marse Chan” which was published in the Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. Page’s most notable works include The Burial of the Guns and In Ole Virginia.
4 Quotes by Thomas Nelson Page
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She had been dying so long that I had almost come to regard her as immortal.
Thomas Nelson PageAmerican lawyer, author, and diplomat (1853-1922)
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Old maids do not mind giving people trouble.
Thomas Nelson PageAmerican lawyer, author, and diplomat (1853-1922)
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I have rarely seen the face of a mechanic in the action of creation which was not fine, never one which was not earnest and impressive.
Thomas Nelson PageAmerican lawyer, author, and diplomat (1853-1922)
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She would have been a very remarkable woman, if she had not been an old maid.
Thomas Nelson PageAmerican lawyer, author, and diplomat (1853-1922)