2 Signed J. Auslander letters to John Mulholland MAGIC Description LOW CO$T SHIPPING WITHIN THE USA, BUT I WILL SHIP WORLDWIDE AT BUYERS EXPENSE HERE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS AN ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, EXTREMELY RARE (2) John Mulholland letters from Joseph Auslander (Library of Congress) 2/16/1942 3/1/1943 Re: William Henry Palmer, 115th anniversary of Magic in America, meetings, and John Mulholland's personal collection. THIS IS ONE OF MY SPECIAL ITEMS FROM MY PERSONAL JOHN MULHOLLAND COLLECTION ITEM IS IN GREAT CONDITION AS DISPLAYED IN THE PHOTO GALLERY. SEE OUR OTHER BOOKS IN OUR STORE! Check out my other items! Makes a nice gift or an addition to your currrent collection Joseph Auslander was an American poet, novelist, editor, professor, and historian. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1879. At the age of 16, Auslander entered Columbia University. At 17 he transferred to Harvard University from where he would graduate in 1924. In 1937 he was appointed the first Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. This position would later be called Poet Laureate. He served for four years. Auslander was an ardent supporter of U.S. war bonds. In 1943, he published a collection of poems entitled The Unconquerables. It was directed at the nations of Europe under Nazi The book aided in fund raising for the war effort. Today many of Auslanders works, including The Unconquerables, are still in print and available. Joseph Auslander Career In 1921, during his time at Harvard, Auslander took a leave of absence to attend the Sorbonne in Paris with a Parker Fellowship.He returned to Harvard the next year, and at the end of his graduate studies, Auslander published his first book of poems, Sunrise Trumpets, in 1924. He worked as a lecturer in Poetry at Columbia University from 1929 to 1937, at which time he was honored with being asked to stand as the first Consultant in Poetry for the Library on Congress. The position had no definite term at the time, but Auslander elected to serve for four years. In addition to his teaching work, Auslander continued to write and publish. He wrote books of poetry, novels, and translated the poetry of French writer Jean de la Fontaine and Italian writer Francesco Petrarch.He co-authored a history of poetry with Ernest Hill titled The Winged. In 1943 Auslander collaborated with his wife, Pulitzer Prize winning poet Audrey Wurdemann, to write what would be his signature work in The Unconquerables: Salutes to the Undying Spirit of the Nazi-Occupied Countries. Auslander was awarded the Robert Frost Prize for poetry shortly before his death in 1925. Quotes "Dear Lord; we beg but one boon more: Peace in the hearts of all men living, peace in the whole world this Thanksgiving."? A Thanksgiving Prayer "A mind knows too much, Breeding a barren art; Wisdom, abhorring such, Inhabits the heart."? More Than Bread Sunrise Trumpets (1924) Cyclops? Eye (1926) The Winged Horse (1927) (with Frank Ernest Hill) Hell in Harness (1929) Letters to Women (1929) No Traveler Returns (1935) More Than Bread (1936) The Winged Horse Anthology (1939) (with Ernest Hill) The Unconquerables: Salutes to the Undying Spirit of the Nazi-Occupied Countries (1943) (with Audrey Wurdemann) Payment We accept Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Discover, and PayPal. Shipping All postage is calculated at cost which also includes packaging and handling fees which make our standard low cost shipping rates more appealing to our by buyers. Items will be shipped via FedEX or USPS Flat rate postal service with Delivery confirmation, unless otherwise stated in the listing. If you buy more than one item we combine shipping give a $1.00 discount on shipping for each additional item purchased within (7) days of the first initial purchase. Please allow 5 business days for delivery once item has been paid for through paypal. 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