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Footprints Poem Leads to Authorship Suit

Long Island man claims his mom wrote poem in Great Depression

By Kate Rockwood, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 1, 2008 3:51 PM CDT

(Newser) – A religious poem that adorns coffee mugs and T-shirts worldwide may now inspire a court battle, the Washington Post reports. A Long Island man has filed suit claiming that his mother wrote the inspirational work, "Footprints in the Sand." At least a dozen... Read full story »

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