Eugene Field was a popular humorist and newspaperman often called the "Poet of Childhood." Born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Roswell M. and Frances Reed Field, both of New England ancestry, Field claimed two birthdates-2 and 3 September 1850-in later years so that if friends forgot him on the first day, they could remember him on the second. His father was an attorney and attained some fame after serving as lawyer to Dred Scott, a slave who fought for...
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