Holling Clancy Holling

Holling Clancy Holling “was best known for his geo-historical-fiction volumes for children, believed that children’s literature should be both entertaining and instructive and therefore filled his adventuresome tales with well-researched historical and scientific data.” Who was this writer, artist and naturalist who remains popular sixty years after his books were published? Holling Clancy Holling was a giant of children’s literature who will long be remembered by children of ALL ages.

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Roughing It, Returning Alive, and Writing – part 2

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  Along with camping and boating, the Hollings became adept at recognizing edible wild foods and cooking under primitive conditions.  Not to...
Thursday, November 19, 2020

Roughing It, Returning Alive, and Writing – part 1

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    Now, a trip back to the distant past.  Holling’s art and writing was closely locked into his naturalism.  He — and in fairness, his wi...
Thursday, October 15, 2020

Paddle Is Still Floating! (Or His Namesakes Are)

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  Unfortunately, the newspaper's photos are copyrighted and cannot be reproduced here. This is Paddle's route as Holling envisioned ...
Friday, September 25, 2020

A Modern Romance of the North

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                                                                   Young Treydon Turner-Brian Nipigon, Ontario, celebrated its centennial in...
Friday, March 13, 2020

What’s a Book Worth? Wow!

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A dozen years ago I posted a note here that Holling’s Sun and Smoke, A Book of New Mexico sold on the secondary market for $235. ...
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Saturday, February 1, 2020

More About Holling, the Man

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  Holling and Lucille Okay, no one talked me into it, but here's the rest of Holling's interview with this publisher's repres...
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I was a reporter, writer, editor and communications director for more than three decades before returning to creative writing. After earning a B.A. in English-journalism from Grinnell College (Iowa), I served in the Army Security Agency in Korea and Taiwan. I've produced public events at Western Connecticut State University, coordinated publicity for the Bethel and Connecticut Film Festivals, and currently lead a writing group in my New Jersey home town.
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