George Howe Colt

George Howe Colt is an American journalist and author.

He is the author of November of the Soul: The Enigma of Suicide (1991), The Big House (2003), Brothers (2012), and The Game (2018). He is married to author Anne Fadiman. They have two children, Susannah Fadiman Colt and Henry Clifton Fadiman Colt.

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.

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

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References

  1. ↑ Holt, George Howe. (2003). The Big House. New York: Scribner. [Back Cover]
  2. ↑ Schreiber, Le Anne (6 July 2003). "All in the Family". The New York Times. p. 8.
  3. ↑ Lopate, Phillip (21 December 2012). "Fraternity of Men". The New York Times.
  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. ↑ Colt, George Howe (2004). The Big House (First Scribner trade paperback ed.). New York: Scribner. p. 25. ISBN 9780743249645.
  6. ↑ National Book Awards 2003
  7. ↑ "Colt, George Howe | Encyclopedia.com".
  8. ↑ Marquard, Bryan (12 June 2008). "James D. Colt, 75, lawyer and former state representative". Boston.com.
  9. ↑ November of the Soul by George Howe Colt - Read Online.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Were You Born That Way? The Nature vs. Nurture Controversy - PDF". docplayer.net. Retrieved April 24, 2019.