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Charles F. Lummis
Charles F. Lummis (1859–1928) was an American author, journalist, and adventurer known for his vivid portrayals of the American Southwest. He gained fame with his book "A Tramp Across the Continent," which recounted his 3,500-mile walk from Ohio to Los Angeles in 1884. Lummis was also a passionate advocate for Native American rights and the preservation of Southwest culture, contributing significantly to the early movement for historic preservation. He founded the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, one of the first museums dedicated to the cultural heritage of the region.
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THE PIONEER NATION. It is now an established fact of history that the Norse rovers had found and made a few expeditions to North America long before Columbus. For the historian nowadays to look upon that Norse discovery as a myth, or less than a certainty, is to confess that he has never read the Sagas. The Norsemen came, and even camped in the New World, before the year 1000; but they only camped....
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