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From: U.S. Newswire
Date: 20080131
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To: SPORTS EDITORS
Contact: Rick Reed of the U.S. Census Bureau, +1-301-763-2812
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31: ZANE GREY
Profile America -- Thursday, January 31st. One of the most successful authors about the American west was born in Ohio on this date in 1872 --- Zane Grey. He played some professional baseball and became a dentist, but a trip to the West changed his life. Concentrating on writing, he wrote more than 60 books, mostly about an idealized old west. His most ...
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