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Edgar Johnson

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Edgar Johnson


Born
in Washoe, Montana, The United States
October 12, 1912

Died
December 02, 1990

Genre
Young Adult


Edgar Johnson first worked as a ceramic artist, and was head of the ceramics department at the Kansas City Art Institute. He was also a model-maker, jeweler, and woodcarver. He became a free-lance writer, mostly in collaboration with his wife, Annabel Johnson. The Johnsons have co-authored many popular works of historical and science fiction both for young adults and adults. They began their career together, however, with several novels set in the Old West, intending to bring thate period to life for children far removed from the country. They spent several years traveling throughout the western United States, seeking out little known facets of western history, and compiling accounts of old-timers they met, and of their own experiences. As ...more

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Average rating: 4.1 · 244 ratings · 47 reviews · 12 distinct works
An Alien Music
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4.60 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions
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The Grizzly
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3.69 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1964 — 18 editions
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Torrie
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4.05 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1960 — 9 editions
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The Danger Quotient
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4.18 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1984 — 6 editions
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Wilderness Bride
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4.22 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1962 — 8 editions
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The Bearcat
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4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1960 — 3 editions
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The Black Symbol
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4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1959 — 8 editions
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Count Me Gone
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3.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1968 — 10 editions
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A Peculiar Magic
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4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1965 — 5 editions
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Prisoner of Psi
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“Satire is enjoyable compensation for being forced to think.”
― Edgar Johnson, A Treasury of Satire
tags: humor, satire, thinking
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“A satirist is never certain whether he/she will be acclaimed or punished.”
― Edgar Johnson, A Treasury of Satire
tags: humor, satire
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“Satire is the antidote to Pollyanna and Dr. Pangloss. It focuses our gaze sharply upon the the contrast between things as they are and as they should be.”
― Edgar Johnson, A Treasury of Satire
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