Patrick F. McManus (1933–2018)
Autor(a) de They Shoot Canoes, Don't They?
About the Author
Patrick Francis McManus was born in Sandpoint, Idaho on August 25, 1933. He received a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1956 and a master's degree in journalism in 1959 from Washington State College, Pullman. He taught English, creative writing, and journalism at Eastern Washington State College mostrar mais from 1960 until he retirement in 1983. He was a magazine writer. From 1977 to 1982, he was a columnist and associate editor for Field and Stream magazine. From 1982 to 2009, he wrote a monthly humor column called the Last Laugh for Outdoor Life magazine and served as the publication's editor-at-large. His work has also appeared in Reader's Digest, Sports Illustrated, and the New York Times. He published 14 collections of his columns including A Fine and Pleasant Misery and The Horse in My Garage and Other Stories. His other books include Real Ponies Don't Go Oink!, The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw, The Deer on a Bicycle: Excursions into the Writing of Humor, and Whatchagot Stew written with Patricia McManus Gass. He also wrote the Sheriff Bo Tully Mystery series. He died on April 11, 2018 at the age of 84. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Séries
Obras por Patrick F. McManus
A Fine and Pleasant Misery / They Shoot Canoes Don't They? / Never Sniff a Gift Fish / The Grasshopper Trap (1981) 29 exemplares
Huckleberry Murders 1 exemplar
The Mummy Resurrected 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Driving past : Tours of historical sites in Bonner County, Idaho / With a story by Patrick F. McManus — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1933-08-24
- Data de falecimento
- 2018-04-11
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Sandpoint, Idaho, USA
- Educação
- Washington State University
- Ocupações
- journalist
columnist - Organizações
- Field & Stream
Outdoor Life
Membros
Críticas
Prémios
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 41
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 5,753
- Popularidade
- #4,288
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Críticas
- 111
- ISBN
- 185
- Línguas
- 3
- Marcado como favorito
- 19