HALLECK, FITZ-GREENE
\hˈalɛk], \hˈalɛk], \h_ˈa_l_ɛ_k]\
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(1790-1867), writer, born in Connecticut, was a counting-room clerk from 1811 to 1849. In partnership with J.R. Drake he published the "Croakers" in 1819. He wrote "Twilight," "Fanny," "Marco Bozzaris" and "Young America." He was a fluent writer with a brilliant and polished style.
By John Franklin Jameson
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