Editing Henry Miller (section)

==Early life==
Miller was born at his family's home, 450 East 85th Street, in the [[Yorkville, Manhattan|Yorkville]] section of Manhattan, New York City. He was the son of [[Lutheran]] German parents, Louise Marie (Neiting) and tailor Heinrich Miller.<ref>Dearborn, ''The Happiest Man Alive'', pp. 20–22.</ref> As a child, he lived for nine years at 662 Driggs Avenue in [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn]],<ref>Jake Mooney, [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/nyregion/thecity/03mill.html "'Ideal Street' Seeks Eternal Life,"] ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 1, 2009.</ref> known at that time (and referred to frequently in his works) as the Fourteenth [[Ward (electoral subdivision)|Ward]]. In 1900, his family moved to 1063 Decatur Street in the [[Bushwick]] section of Brooklyn.<ref>Dearborn, ''The Happiest Man Alive'', p. 36.</ref> Although his family remained in Bushwick, Miller attended [[Eastern District High School]] in Williamsburg after finishing elementary school.<ref>Dearborn, ''The Happiest Man Alive'', p. 38.</ref> As a young man, he was active with the [[Socialist Party of America]] (his "quondam idol" was the black Socialist [[Hubert Harrison]]).<ref>[http://www.dartmouth.edu/~upne/features/harrisonex.html Introduction] from ''A Hubert Harrison Reader'', University Press of New England</ref> He attended the [[City College of New York]] for one semester.<ref>Dearborn, ''The Happiest Man Alive'', p. 42.</ref>