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Edwin Lawrence Godkin

Editor of the New York Evening Post.

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Also known as Godkin

First appearance: The Press (1868)

Edwin Lawrence Godkin shows up with force in The Press (1868). The page is where that presence becomes real.

Henry considers working with Godkin at the Nation and Evening Post as a possible path.
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Edwin Lawrence Godkin first appears in 0018 xvi the press 1868.

In The Press (1868): Henry considers working with Godkin at the Nation and Evening Post as a possible path.

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HAHenry AdamsSCSimon CameronWHWilliam Holman…CSCharles SumnerUSUlysses S. GrantELEdwin Lawrence Godkin

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  • Journalists, Scientists, and Artists
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  • Political and Diplomatic Figures

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