Bookm. 48 ('19): 558.
Nation 111 ('20): 219.
Sewanee R. 17 ('09): 458.
See also _Book Review Digest_, 1915, 1920.
+Joseph Crosby Lincoln+ (Massachusetts, 1870)--novelist.
Writes of New England types, especially sailors. For bibliography, see
_Who's Who in America_.
+(Nicholas) Vachel Lindsay+--poet.
Born at Springfield, Illinois, 1879. Educated in the public schools.
Studied at Hiram College, Ohio, 1897-1900; at the Art Institute, Chicago,
1900-3, and at the New York School of Art, 1904-5. Member of the
Christian (Disciples) Church. Y.M.C.A. lecturer, 1905-09. Lecturer for
the Anti-Saloon League throughout central Illinois, 1909-10. Makes long
pilgrimages on foot (cf. _A Handy Guide for Beggars_).
In the summer of 1912, he walked from Illinois to New Mexico,
distributing his poems and speaking in behalf of "The Gospel of Beauty."