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George Howe Colt

George Howe Colt

American journalist and author

George Howe Colt is an American journalist and author.[1]

He is the author of November of the Soul: The Enigma of Suicide (1991), The Big House (2003),[2] Brothers (2012),[3] and The Game (2018).[4] He is married to author Anne Fadiman.

Colt was a staff writer for Life. His 2003 book about his last summer with his family at their summer house on Cape Cod, The Big House, was a finalist for the National Book Award.[5]

He graduated from Harvard University.[6] His uncle was the lawyer and politician James Colt; the Colts are related to the prominent Forbes family, through which a distant cousin is the politician and diplomat John Kerry.[7]

Bibliography

Books

  • The Enigma of Suicide, 1991, Scribner
    • November of the Soul: The Enigma of Suicide, 2006, Scribner
  • The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home, 2003, Scribner
  • Brothers: On His Brothers and Brothers in History, 2012, Scribner
  • The Game: Harvard, Yale, and America in 1968, 2018, Scribner

Magazine articles

  • Colt, George Howe, article on "Westchester cluster" of suicides that served as a source for his book, LIFE, 1984[8]
  • Colt, George Howe & Hollister, Anne, "How Earthquakes Happen," LIFE, February 1989[9]
  • Colt, George Howe, "See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Heal Me," LIFE, September 1996
  • Colt, George Howe, "Were You Born That Way?," LIFE, 1998[10]

References

  1. [1]
    Holt, George Howe. (2003). The big house. New York: Scribner. [Back Cover]
  2. [2]
    Schreiber, Le Anne (6 July 2003). "All in the Family". The New York Times. p. 8.
  3. [3]
    Lopate, Phillip (21 December 2012). "Fraternity of Men". The New York Times.
  4. [4]
    "Nonfiction Book Review: The Game: Harvard, Yale, and America in 1968 by George Howe Colt. Scribner, $28 (400p) ISBN 978-1-5011-0478-7". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  5. [5]
    National Book Awards 2003
  6. [6]
    "Colt, George Howe | Encyclopedia.com".
  7. [7]
    Marquard, Bryan (12 June 2008). "James D. Colt, 75, lawyer and former state representative". Boston.com.
  8. [8]
    November of the Soul by George Howe Colt - Read Online.
  9. [9]
    Jacobi, Peter P. (1997). The Magazine Article: How to Think It, Plan It, Write it. Indiana University Press. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-253-21111-8. george howe colt life magazine.
  10. [10]
    "Were You Born That Way? The Nature vs. Nurture Controversy - PDF". docplayer.net. Retrieved 2019-04-24.


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