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History and Background on John Knowles

Child Hood background

Sources

www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/

•Mothers name was Mary

•Father was James

•Two twin sisters, and older brother

•Decent standard living

his father was vice president of a coal company

•Went to Oyster Bay junior high school

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www.wvwc.edu/library/wv_authors

In 1950-1956 John Knowles applied to be a news reporter for the Hartford Caurant paper, later on in his job there he realized he like to gather stories and recent drama happening lately. By doing this he got very interested in becoming a writer

Brief History

Books he Wrote

Popular book rated by Stars

John is the third child out of four kids, he has one older brother and two twin sisters. At age 15 he attended school at Phillips Exeter and graduated in 1945. While at school he enlisted in the air force aviation cadet program. He went to college at Yale where he graduated in 1949 and wrote his very first novel called "Desent into Proselito"

The Way out

"Peace Breaks out" (5 stars)

"Stolen Past" (5 stars)

"A Vein of Riches" (4 stars)

"Indian Summer" (4 stars)

"Phineas" (4 stars)

"Private Life of Axie Reed" (4 stars)

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