Fwd: Allen Walker Read dies, age 96

[Jesse Sheidlower]

>From Barry:


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   Allen Walker Read, age 96, has passed away.  The story is in the obituaries in today's NEW YORK TIMES.  (www.nytimes.com)
   The obituary notes that he was an "expert on O.K.," but this wrongly overshadows his many other achievements.
   It's a shame that no one from the ADS was interviewed.  (There is a quote from H.L. Mencken.)  People should know about the ADS volume of Read's work.
   Sorry for the bad news.

(Please send to ADS-L--Barry Popik, who can't send AOL mail.)



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