1. Bernard DeVoto was the author of a series of Pulitzer-Prize-winning popular histories of the American West and for many years wrote The Easy Chair, an influential column in Harper's Magazine.
11 Facts About Bernard DeVoto
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Bernard DeVoto was born on January 11,1897, in Ogden, Utah to Florian and Rhoda Bernard DeVoto.
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Bernard DeVoto's father was a Catholic of Italian descent, an educated, impoverished man; his mother was the daughter of a Mormon farmer; and their son was not accepted by either community.
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Bernard DeVoto attended Ogden High School and worked briefly at the Ogden Standard after graduating.
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Bernard DeVoto attended the University of Utah for one year, then transferred to Harvard University, entering as a member of the class of 1918.
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Bernard DeVoto interrupted his education to serve in the Army in World War I, then returned to school and graduated in 1920.
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Bernard DeVoto began his career in 1922 as an English instructor at Northwestern University.
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Bernard DeVoto began publishing articles and novels.
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Bernard DeVoto was an authority on Mark Twain and served as a curator and editor for Twain's papers; this work culminated in several publications, including the best-selling Letters From the Earth, which appeared only in 1962.
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Bernard DeVoto edited a selection of The Journals of Lewis and Clark.
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Bernard DeVoto married Avis Bernard DeVoto, a book reviewer, editor, and avid cook.