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Source: The Los Angeles Times

4-19-15

Robert V. Hine dies at 93; historian wrote of losing, regaining sight

Robert V. Hine, a memoirist, novelist and prolific historian of the American West wrote a highly praised chronicle of regaining his sight after 15 years of blindness.

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Robert V. Hine dies at 93; historian wrote of losing, regaining sight