Oscar Cargill

Oscar Cargill (19 March 1898, Livermore Falls, Maine – 18 April 1972, Montclair, New Jersey) was a writer, editor, and professor of English.

He graduated in 1922 from Wesleyan University and became an English instructor at Marietta College and then Michigan State University. He enrolled as a graduate student at Columbia University, studied in 1927–1928 at Stanford University on a Cutting fellowship from Columbia, and received his doctorate from Columbia in 1930. Cargill became a professor at New York University, served for some years as the chair of the English department, and from 1948 to 1966 was the director of N.Y.U.'s American civilization program.

Most of Cargill's publications dealt with the works of nineteenth- and twentieth-century American authors. Upon his death he was survived by his widow, two daughters, and six grandchildren. Provided by Wikipedia
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    América intelectual : ideas en marcha / by Cargill, Oscar

    Published 1948
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    The portrait of a lady / by James, Henry, 1843-1916

    Published 1963
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    Selected writings on nature and liberty / by Thoreau, Henry David 1817-1862

    Published 1952
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    Contemporary Trends : American Literature Since 1900 / by Nelson, John Herbert, ed

    Published 1949
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    Henry David Thoreau : escritos selectos sobre naturaleza y liber tad /

    Published 1960
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