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One often hears of writers that rise and swell with their subject, thought it may seem but an ordinary one. How, then, with me, writing of this Leviathan? Unconsciously my chirography expands into placard capitals. Give me a condor’s quill! Give me Vesuvius’ crater for an inkstand! Friends, hold my arms!
—Herman Melville, 1851
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You could add a "friend" link between Thomas Hart Benton and Harry Truman. The two met when Benton was commissioned to do the murals at the Truman library. At first they rubbed one another the wrong way, but very soon Truman was boasting about his great artist friend from back home in Kansas City.
Should you ever want to drink where Thomas Hart Benton did, go to Kelly's Bar at the corner of Westport and Broadway. It's supposedly the oldest building in town, and once served as Jim Bridger's trading post.
Posted by Juancho on Sat 22 May 2010