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Jack Harpster

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Burlington, VT, The United States

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I was born in 1937, attended high school in Memphis, TN, and graduated with a degree in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin in 1959. I moved to Southern California and spent 27 years in the newspaper business there, moving to Las Vegas in 1986 where I rounded out my career with a 17-year stint on that city's two newspapers on the business management side of the industry. I retired in 2002 and moved to Reno, Nevada with my wife in 2006, where I currently live.

I have seven books published, and another coming out next April. I have also written dozens of essays and articles on history and biography for magazines and journals. ...more

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Jack Harpster As a non-fiction writer, specializing in biography, I've never had writer's block. If you do your research properly and thoroughly, you have all the p…moreAs a non-fiction writer, specializing in biography, I've never had writer's block. If you do your research properly and thoroughly, you have all the pieces to the puzzle, so to speak. It just becomes a matter of organizing all your material into a coherent storyline after that.(less)

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Jack Harpster Just dig in and do it! Don't over-think the writing process. Sit down and write your first word, or your first sentence, or your first paragraph. Once…moreJust dig in and do it! Don't over-think the writing process. Sit down and write your first word, or your first sentence, or your first paragraph. Once you've started, there's plenty of time for re-writing, critiquing and so on. JUST START! (less)

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	The Curious Life of Nevada's LaVere Redfield: The Silver Dollar King 4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2014 — 6 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 Railroad Tycoon Who Built Chicago: A Biography of William B. Ogden 3.53 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2009 — 5 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 Genesis of Reno: The History of the Riverside Hotel and the Virginia Street Bridge 4.20 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
	Captive!: The Story of David Ogden and the Iroquois by Jack Harpster (Goodreads Author), Ken Stalter 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010 — 5 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
	John Ogden, The Pilgrim, 1609-1682: A Man of More Than Ordinary Mark 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2006 — 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 Genesis of Reno: The History of the Riverside Hotel and the Virginia Street Bridge 3.67 avg rating — 3 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
	Helping Hands, Helping Hearts: The Story of Opportunity Village really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007	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
	100 Years in the Nevada's Governor's Mansion 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009	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
	Lumber Baron of the Comstock Lode: The Life & Times of Duane L. Bliss 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	The Curious Life of Nevada's Lavere Redfield: The Silver Dollar King 0.00 avg rating — 0 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