In the book "The Dunites" by Norm Hammond, Edward C St. Claire is said to have been in the Spanish-American War is 1898 battling at Manila Bay. He was thirty-years old at the time and had interests in music, philosophy, and poetry. He lived an adventurous life before the war. Seven years in the Indian Services in the Northwest and that ended with him in the Alaska gold rush. He served as a volunteer foot soldier for the Philippine campaign during the Spanish-American War. After the war he went to Europe, the Far East and Central America. He was also a mining engineer.
He was one of the first Dunites in Oceano, Ca. But contracted tuberculosis and went for treatment at the sanitarium maintained by the Temple of the People in the small community called Halcyon, Ca. He stayed in one of their cottages for the remainder of his life in 1927. His wife's name was Lura and she was by his side.
The people of Halcyon published his poems entitled "Wind Woven Poems" the last line of the last poem reads..."This is the end of all the songs I've sung."
all the above info came from the book The Dunites.
He was one of the first Dunites in Oceano, Ca. But contracted tuberculosis and went for treatment at the sanitarium maintained by the Temple of the People in the small community called Halcyon, Ca. He stayed in one of their cottages for the remainder of his life in 1927. His wife's name was Lura and she was by his side.
The people of Halcyon published his poems entitled "Wind Woven Poems" the last line of the last poem reads..."This is the end of all the songs I've sung."
all the above info came from the book The Dunites.
In the book "The Dunites" by Norm Hammond, Edward C St. Claire is said to have been in the Spanish-American War is 1898 battling at Manila Bay. He was thirty-years old at the time and had interests in music, philosophy, and poetry. He lived an adventurous life before the war. Seven years in the Indian Services in the Northwest and that ended with him in the Alaska gold rush. He served as a volunteer foot soldier for the Philippine campaign during the Spanish-American War. After the war he went to Europe, the Far East and Central America. He was also a mining engineer.
He was one of the first Dunites in Oceano, Ca. But contracted tuberculosis and went for treatment at the sanitarium maintained by the Temple of the People in the small community called Halcyon, Ca. He stayed in one of their cottages for the remainder of his life in 1927. His wife's name was Lura and she was by his side.
The people of Halcyon published his poems entitled "Wind Woven Poems" the last line of the last poem reads..."This is the end of all the songs I've sung."
all the above info came from the book The Dunites.
He was one of the first Dunites in Oceano, Ca. But contracted tuberculosis and went for treatment at the sanitarium maintained by the Temple of the People in the small community called Halcyon, Ca. He stayed in one of their cottages for the remainder of his life in 1927. His wife's name was Lura and she was by his side.
The people of Halcyon published his poems entitled "Wind Woven Poems" the last line of the last poem reads..."This is the end of all the songs I've sung."
all the above info came from the book The Dunites.
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