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John Brewster Prescott

Born: 07/29/1919   Menominee
Died: 09/05/1999
Parents: Curry Stimson and Lyle Prescott
Spouse: Jane Louise
Children: John Curry, Susan Jane, David Comstock

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Treasure of the Black Hills Fiction , Western Adult New York: Dell Publishing 1962
Lion in the Hills
- Published as Mountain-Lion : A Puma Called Rusty in England 		Fiction Children , Teen New York: Dodd, Mead 1961
Valley of Wrath Fiction , Western Adult Fawcett 1961
Ordeal Fiction , Western Adult New York; Random House 1958
Guns of Hell Valley Historical Fiction , Western Adult Graphic 1957
Journey by the River Fiction , Western Adult New York; Random House 1954
The Rengade Fiction , Western Adult New York; Random House 1954
Meeting in the Mountains Fiction Adult Longmans 1953
The Beautiful Ship: A Story of the Great Lakes Fiction Adult Longmans 1952
Other writings:
- Contributor of Short Stories to magazines, such as, Cosmopolitan and Saturday Evening Post. Work appears in Anthologies. Created scripts for Studio 1.
What is the aim or goal of your writing: Contemporary Authors says, " His work has been praised for his ability to depict realistic characters."

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

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Awards:

Name Date
Spur Award, Western Writers of America, for best historical novel for Jouney by the River 1954

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Literary Michigan by the Michigan Council for the Humanities 1988
Contemporary Authors
-  Contemporary Authors, volume(s) 5-8R Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, volume(s) 64 		1970 -1998

Memberships:

Name Date
Beta Theta Pi

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Lawrence College (now University) Appleton , WI 1941

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Navigator-Bombardier with 8th Air Force
- Received Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Presidential Unit Citation 		U. S. Air Force Europe 1941 -1945
Freelance Writer
Advertising Agencies MilwaukeeWIandPhoenix,AZ

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