Quote of the day
Men were only made into "men" with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally "a man" any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.
Bernard De Voto
Born: January 11, 1897
Died: November 13, 1955 (aged 58)
Bio: Bernard Augustine DeVoto was an American historian and author who specialized in the history of the American West.
Known for:
- Across the Wide Missouri (1947)
- The year of decision, 1846 (1943)
- The Course of Empire (1952)
- The Western paradox
- The Hour: A Cocktail Manifesto