Franklin W HamiltonI grew up on a farm in Hamilton County in Southern Illinois near McLeansboro, Illinois. In 1949 I received the B.A. and M.A. degree in English from Southern Illinois University. After graduation, like many writers, I taught at various high schools inIllinois, then colleges in Tennessee, Illinois, Kansas and Michigan. While teaching I finished two degrees in education from Kansas State in Emporia and a doctorate from University of Kansas where I did my study on Thoreau. Read More Read Less