Edgar Johnson



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Edgar Johnson

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

died
December 02, 1990

gender
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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, Annabell 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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Charles Dickens: His Traged...
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More books by Edgar Johnson…
“Satire is enjoyable compensation for being forced to think.”
Edgar Johnson, A Treasury of Satire

“A satirist is never certain whether he/she will be acclaimed or punished.”
Edgar Johnson, A Treasury of Satire

“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