After being turned down by numerous publishers, he decided to write for posterity.

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In the 1960s, as a young writer, Thomas Wolfe was repeatedly rejected by publishers. In fact, he had been so poor for so long that his brother had to support him. Eventually, however, Wolfe was accepted by Black Sparrow Press and his first book, Look Homeward Angel, was released in 1929.

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