Description

Description: Maxwell Struthers Burt’s acute seven-line poem claims a “quiet knowledge that the dead are but ourselves made beautiful in heart.” Signed “Maxwell Struthers Burt / Bar B. C. Ranch, Wyoming./ Sept 18/20”

Autograph manuscript signed on 7” x 4 ½” stationery imprinted “The Autograph Collection of Howes Norris, Jr.” Item #A02096

Maxwell Struthers Burt (1882-1954) was an American novelist, poet, and short-story writer who published in magazines such as Scribner’s, Colliers, and The Saturday Evening Post. With a friend, he constructed one of the first dude ranches, Bar B. C. Ranch, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He also played a significant role in the establishment of the Grand Teton National Park.

Condition: Some faint offsetting from being stored with another letter, otherwise very good condition.