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Thurman Wilkins and Caroline Lawson Hinkley, Clarence King, rev. and enlarged ed. (1988).

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Anniversary information added. Jan 02, 2026
Anniversary information added. Dec 20, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Mar 19, 2024
Add new Web site: National Academy of Sciences - Biography of King Clarence. Aug 10, 2015
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Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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