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Encyclopedia world biography robert newton peck

          Writer and farmer....

          Encyclopedia of World Biography on Robert Newton Peck.

        1. Robert Newton Peck was born on February 17, , in Vermont, the youngest of seven children born to F. Haven and Lucile Peck.
        2. Writer and farmer.
        3. Born in , Peck, the youngest of seven children, was the fortunate one to be able to attend school.
        4. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD BIOGRAPHY 7 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD BIOGRAPHY SECOND 12 Peck, Robert Newton 12 Porter, Katherine Anne 12

          5. Robert Newton Peck (1928-) Biography

          Born 1928, in Vermont; Education: Rollins College, A.B., 1953; Cornell University, graduate coursework in law. Religion: Protestant. Hobbies and other interests: Playing ragtime piano, sports.

          Career

          Writer and farmer.

          Worked variously as a lumberjack, in a paper mill, as a hog butcher, and as a New York City advertising executive. Director of Rollins College Writers Conference, 1978-82; owner of publishing company, Peck Press; teacher and speaker at conferences.

          Military service: U.S. Army Infantry, 1945-47; served with 88th Division in Italy, Germany, and France during World War II; received commendation.

          Honors Awards

          Best Books for Young Adults, American Library Association, and Spring Book Festival Award older honor, Book World, both 1973, Media & Methods Maxi Award (paperback), 1975, and Colorado Children's Book Award, 1977, all for A Day No Pigs Would Die; New York Times Outstanding Book designation, 1973, for Milli