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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Kevin McCarthy , Walt GramppPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.186kg ISBN: 9781532918896ISBN 10: 1532918895 Pages: 132 Publication Date: 11 June 2016 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationWalt Grampp graduated from the University of Connecticut (1956), served in the Medical Corps of the U.S. Army (1956 - 1958), and then spent his career in the nursery business, growing plants and flowers. As a third-generation Drayton Islander, he has long had an interest in the rich history of Drayton Island. He is a board member of the Bartram Trails Society, was active in that society's marker project, is a member of the St. Augustine Historical Society and the Fruitland Historical Society, and is a trustee of the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society. Kevin McCarthy earned his B.A. in American Literature from LaSalle College (1963), his M.A. in English from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (1966) and his Ph.D. in Linguistics from the same school (1970). He taught in the Peace Corps in Turkey for two years, in Lebanon as a Fulbright Professor for one year, in Saudi Arabia as a Fulbright Professor for two years, and as a professor of English and Linguistics at the University of Florida for 33 years. He has had 64 books published, mostly about Florida, plus several dozen articles in scholarly and popular journals and has given over 300 talks to schools and academic groups. In 2003 the University of Florida named him its Distinguished Alumni Professor. Since retiring from the University of Florida in 2005, he has taught writing workshops in Hanoi, Vietnam two times, and has taught English-as-a-Foreign Language in Spain four times. He continues to research and write nonfiction books. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |