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ROBERT STROUD A.L.S.

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ROBERT STROUD A.L.S.
<b>1485. ROBERT STROUD</b> (1890 - 1963) "The Bird Man of Alcatraz", imprisoned for the murder of a man in Juneau and a prison guard, Stroud made his life's work while incarcerated the befriending and study of birds and became a widely-respected ornithologist in the process. A.L.S. 2pp. 4to., Alcatraz, Calif., Sept. 22 1945 to Fred Dow of Miami. In part: "<i>...You enquired some time ago about Helen Kneeler. She is in Kansas City, has a New bird magazine, `Canary World,' 32 pages, $1.50 per year in the United States. She has a bunch of new writers, and a few old ones...Mark says that the magazine is catching on like wildfire, and I can see where it would, as she is presenting some new points of view...I don't think you will have any trouble supplying them with some interesting and original copy, since you have known subject longer and more closely than anything else is your personal experiences and impressions, gathered throughout all these years...</i>". Stroud continues with much more detailed canary content. Usual folds, otherwise very good condition.<b>