Sol. L. Long

Sol. L. Long
Born	Solomon Levi (or Levy) Long 1 August 1864(1864-08-01) Jersey, Licking Co., Ohio
Died	24 July 1940 (75)  Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana
Influenced Grover S. Vosburgh; Lillian R. Vosburgh

Solomon Levi Long (August 1864 - July 24, 1940) was an American lawyer, poet, chiropractic, and self-described cosmic psychologist, in this latter role the founder of Long's College of Cosmic Law.

Selected Bibliography

Autobiographic

• Long, Sol. L. (1906), Recollections of a Country Lawyer, Winfield, Kansas: Courier Printing Co., https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/010414149 

Poetry

• Long, Sol. L. (1909), Child Slaves & Other Poems, Winfield, Kan.: The Courier Press, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008656597 
• Long, Sol. L. (1910), Lo, Now the Gentiles Fail 
• Long, Sol. L. (1915), An American War Book (my Lusitania Memorial), Kansas City, Mo.: S. W. Anderson Ptg. Co., https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100554560 
• Long, Sol. L. (1916), The Hanging of the Parson's Son, And Other Crimes, Kansas City, Mo.: S.W. Anderson Ptg. Co, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009575641 

on Chiropractic and Mind Cure

• Long, Sol. L. (1913), Psychic Soc et Tuum and Other Things Concerning 'New Thought' Healing and Healers 
• Long, Sol. L. (1914), Chiropractic and Chiropractic Publicity 
• Long, Sol. L. (1915), Chiropractic's Place in the Healing Art: A Legal and Professional Handbook for Chiropractors 
• Long, Sol. L. (1928), Uncommon Sense Hornbook Series: Self Cure by Mind, Manipulation, Medicine, Chicago, Ill.: Col. Sol. L. Long, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/010599908 

Press Coverage

• "WITH THE KANSAS POETS: A Column For the Songs That Have Been Sung of Kansas Past and Present", Topeka Daily Capital (Topeka, KS): 9, 30 Dec. 1906, https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/63927210/  — an autobiography with photo of Sol. L. Long, giving a physical description — "5 feet 11½ inches high - dark hair and eyes, slightly gray - hair and eyes both. Scar on the back of the head from brick bat; also one on nose from ring - on the other fellow's hand." — and some details of his ethnicity — Welsh-Irish (Virginians since the Revolution), Jewish (a grandparent from Palestine) — and his occupations up to that date, &c., followed by three poems
• "Col. Sol L. [L]ong Writes Old Friends", Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, IL): 2, 3 July 1928, https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/26076107/