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Robert Wolf

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Born

in Pittsburgh, The United States

May 12, 1944

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Fiction, Nonfiction, Philosophy

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January 2018

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I spent about 50 years criss-crossing America, living in 10 states and and in humungous cities like New York and Chicago, as well as small towns and villages like Duran, New Mexico (when I was 19 and rented a shack for $10 a month). My goal was to know America fully and to that end I wanted to work every job in the country and have conversations with everyone. I've been a newspaper columnist, a teacher in an inner-city school, a college teacher, a ranch hand, a writing instructor, a dishwasher and busboy. I have used all these experiences in my novels, plays, nom-fiction, and poetry. At 82 I've had a rich life. ...more

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	An American Mosaic: Prose and Poetry by Everyday Folk by Robert Wolf (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Bonnie Koloc (Illustrator) 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jump Start: How to Write From Everyday Life liked it 3.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2001 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grand Tally it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	IN SEARCH OF AMERICA: A Young Man's Quest for Meaning 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Wheel: A History of Ancient Britain from Mythic Origins to the Dark Ages it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Building the Agricultural City: A Handbook for Rural Renewal 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Village Voices, Stories from the Amana Colonies by Robert Wolf (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Bonnie Koloc (Illustrator) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heartland Portrait : Stories and Essays of Rural Life 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Triumph of Technique: The Industrialization of Agriculture and the Destruction of Rural America 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coyotes and Stars: Stories from the American Southwest it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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