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Allan Truax: The Early Years – Part I

June 21st, 2007 · Comments Off · Allan Truax

< Introduction To The Early Years Of Allan Truax [Those readers now asking themselves "Who the heck is Allan Truax?" may wish to read Who's Allan Truax? before proceeding with this post] Although information about the life of Allan Lincoln Truax1 is spotty in general, almost nothing is known about him from his birth until [...]

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Allan Truax Timeline In Context

May 13th, 2007 · Comments Off · Allan Truax

Allan Truax: From Post-Civil War to Vietnam A Historical Perspective To place the life of Allan Truax1 in context, I’ve added historical markers (in red) to his timeline.2 It’s enlightening to grasp that Allan Truax was born only six years after the Civil War ended and died as Vietnam began; he was alive when scientists [...]

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The Life and Times Of Allan Lincoln Truax

May 9th, 2007 · Comments Off · Allan Truax

The Allan Truax Time Line Introduction To Allan Truax My interest in Allan Lincoln Truax was first triggered my curiosity about an inscription, “A.L. Truax, Crosby, ND, Jan 3rd 1922,” written on the flyleaf of a used copy of A.E. Housman’s Last Poems given me as a gift. I began tracking down information about A.L. [...]

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Allan Truax Returns

April 28th, 2007 · Comments Off · Allan Truax

Allan Truax, an extraordinarily accomplished man who pursued intellectual interests while working for the railroad and living in a small, isolated North Dakota town in the early 1900s, returns to the Heck Of A Guy blog. New information and photos follow.

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More Allan Truax Data In The Offing

February 26th, 2007 · Comments Off · Allan Truax

I’m excited that significant further information about Mr. Truax may soon be available.

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Allan Truax, A.E. Housman, The Ex, Me, and More

February 19th, 2007 · Comments Off · Allan Truax

Because the recent post, Allan Truax, A.E. Housman, The Ex, and Me, has proven unexpectedly popular, I am publishing this Allan Truax addendum of only trivial, unrelated bits of information. This should take care of that annoying popularity.

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Allan Truax, A.E. Housman, The Ex, and Me

February 9th, 2007 · Comments Off · Allan Truax

A used copy of Housman’s “Last Poems,” given me by a perceptive Ex, led to my discovery of Allan Truax, an intriguing North Dakotan who pursued his own intellectual interests while laboring in the railway mail system.

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