Kyle Onstott





Kyle Onstott

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born
in Duquoin, Illinois, The United States
January 12, 1887

died
June 01, 1966

gender
male

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(Information from the article "The Master of Mandingo" by Rudy Maxa, which appeared in The Washington Post, July 13, 1975.)

The son of a midwestern general store owner, he moved to California with his widowed mother in the early 1900s and was a local breeder and judge in regional dog shows. He was an eccentric who was happy with a life of little work, ample cigarettes, and gin.

After collaborating with his adopted son on a book on dog breeding, he decided to write a book that would make him rich. Utilizing his son's anthropology research on West Africa, he handwrote Mandingo and his son served as editor. Denlinger's, a small Virginia publisher, released it and it became a national sensation, consumed by the public and derided by the critics.

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Average rating: 3.76 · 775 ratings · 58 reviews · 10 distinct works · Similar authors
Mandingo
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 289 ratings — published 1957 — 8 editions
Drum
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 1962 — 7 editions
Master of Falconhurst
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 1964 — 7 editions
Falconhurst Fancy
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3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 1966 — 6 editions
The Tattooed Rood
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3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1960 — 3 editions
The Black Sun
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1966 — 2 editions
Child of the Sun
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1966 — 4 editions
Drum Beat
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Strange Harvest
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3.17 of 5 stars 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1986 — 2 editions
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3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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