Jerry Lee Morton

Born: 05/07/1943   South Bend
Died: 01/24/2011
Parents: Wade D. Morton, Regina H.(Hosinski)Morton
Address(es):
Last known address
East Lansing , MI

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Wandering in Mexico Non Fiction , Travel Adult Jerry Lee Press 2006
The sound of words Non Fiction Adult Jerry Lee Press 2001
Romania Short Stories , Travel Adult Jerry Lee Press 1996
Back to Algansee-Stories of Now and Then Jerry Lee Press 1991
The history of the journalism program at Michigan State University Non Fiction , Michigan Adult Doctoral thesis 1991
Footprints and Friends-Conservations from Hat Creek to Nirvana
- Local history
Biography , Michigan Adult Kalamazoo, MI : Jerry Lee Press 1988
Yesterday in Hodunk-Voices from the Michigan Countryside Biography , Michigan History Adult Kalamazoo, MI : Jerry Lee Press 1985
What is the aim or goal of your writing: "To write about 'ordinary' people...to relate the joy of 'being', of being alive, to express the happiness to be derived in observing brief moments. Simply, looking for humanity's common threads."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Graduate Studies Harvard University Cambridge , MA 1930 -1931

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Western Michigan University 1986 -1988
Instructor Michigan State University East Lansing , MI 1981
Writer/Reporter Akron Beacon Akron 1978 -1980
Writer Enquirer and News Battle Creek , MI 1973 -1978
Freelance journalist Middle East 1971 -1972
Staff National Commission on Causes and Prevention of Violence 1968
VISTA Volunteer Baltimore 1966 -1968

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