Homeburg Memories (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press) George Fitch

George Helgesen Fitch (1877-1915) was an American author, humourist, and journalist. He was born in Galva, Illinois, graduated from Knox College in 1897, and worked as a reporter for a number of midwest newspapers, eventually becoming frequently published in national magazines, breaking in with his popular "Megaphone" series satirizing urban America. He also penned a syndicated column called "Vest Pocket Essays". He was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1912. Knox, his alma mater, was the basis of a series of popular stories set at "Good Old Siwash College". First appearing in the Saturday Evening Post in 1908, they focused on characters like the Swede Ole Skjarsen, Petey Simmons, and the fraternity Eta Bita Pie. The Siwash stories were the basis for the movie Those Were the Days (1940) starring William Holden as Simmons, which was filmed at Knox. Other works include: The Big Strike at Siwash (1909), Bridge Whist (1910), The Automobile (1910), Golf for the Beginner (1910), At Good Old Siwash (1911), My Demon Motor Boat (1912), Sizing Up Uncle Sam (1914), Homeburg Memories (1915) Petey Simmons at Siwash (1916) and Vest Pocket Essays (1916). Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Homeburg Memories (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press) (George Fitch)