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Hemingway’s deep-sea fishing
boat. Of course, the generous
underwriting by Uncle Gus
disappeared when Hemingway
filed for divorce from Pauline so
he could marry wife number three.
Typwriter similar
to one used by
Hemingway
On what would have been
Hemingway’s 100th birthday, the
Arkansas State University opened
the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and
Education Center in Piggott in July
1999. The barn studio behind the
home, where Hemingway spent much
of his time in Arkansas, is part of
the museum. Surprisingly, the home
still has most of its furnishing,
including some of the artwork that
was hanging back in the days when
the Pfeiffers owned the home.
Farewell to Arms, which was
published in 1929. A movie was
subsequently made and had its world
premiere at the Franklin Theater in
Piggott during December 1932. It is
thought that Hemingway probably
worked on fragments of seven other
books and numerous short stories
during the time he was married
to Pauline.
The Pfeiffer family was quite
generous in supporting Hemingway
as a writer, especially during the
Great Depression. And the support
Cash's custom
Gibson guitar
from Pauline’s Uncle Gus was
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