Letter from John G. Neihardt to Bower Aly, February 3, 1958

2-3-'58 Dear Dr. Aly:

During the past three days I have been hungrily reading your Hamilton — a fine experience; and I am most grateful to you. I wish you had put your name on the fly-leaf; but perhaps you will do so next summer.

Surely the man emerges clearly from the pages of your book, and I am richer for knowing him better than before. Mrs. Aly remarked that I am a Hamiltonian, and I know what

she meant. Belief in functional farm — cosmos! That's it! That was what was the matter with me when I was a Socialist. It has been the same with me in the conception of all values, from those of common sense up through esthetics, ethics, religion.

You've done a lot of good, Aly. Many thanks!

Your friend, John Neihardt