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Theodore Pratt

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(1901-1969) Novelist. Theodore Pratt was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but moved with his family to New York State.

Randall Jarrell

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(1914-1965) Novelist, poet. Randall Jarrell taught at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York from 1946 to 1947. He was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1956 to 1958.

Fletcher Knebel

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(1911-1993) Writer, novelist. Fletcher Knebel was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1911 and died in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1993. Knebel was known for his political novels.

Meredith Trede

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Meredith Trede is one of the founding publishers of Toadlily Press. Her chapbook, Out of the Book, was in Desire Path, the inaugural volume of The Quartet Series. Journals that have published her work include: Blue Mesa Review, Gargoyle, Heliotrope, The Paris Review, Runes, 13th Moon, and West Branch. She has been a reference librarian, … Continued

Edwin Stewart McDowell

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(1935-2007) Writer, reporter. Edwin McDowell was a reporter for The New York Times for 26 years. He served in the Marine Corps and graduated from Temple University. McDowell also worked for The Arizona Republic and The Wall Street Journal.

Robert Crichton

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(1925-1993) Novelist. Crichton served in the infantry during World War II, and was wounded during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944.

Mark Harris

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(1922-2007) Novelist, biographer. Mark Harris was born in Mount Vernon, New York, and died in Santa Barbara, California. He was known for his novels about a mythical baseball player.

David Halberstam

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(1934-2007) Journalist, author. David Halberstam was born in New York City in 1934. Halberstam worked for the “Daily Times Leader” in West Point, Mississippi, the “Nashville Tennessean,” the “New York Times,” and “Harper’s” magazine. Halberstam was a 1964 Pulitzer Prize winner for his reporting on the Viet Nam war. Mr. Halberstam died in a car … Continued