Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
EMERSON, RALPH WALDO em rs n, 1803 82, American poet and essayist...American literature. Life The writers father, William Emerson, a descendant of New England clergymen, was minister of the First Unitarian Church in Boston. Emersons early years were filled with books and a daily routine...