John R. Milton
John R. Milton (May 24, 1924 Anoka, Minnesota - January 28, 1995) was an American writer, and editor of South Dakota Review.
Life
He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA and MA in 1951, and from the University of Denver, with a Ph.D. He taught at Augsburg College from 1949–1956, Jamestown College, and at the University of South Dakota from 1963 to 1995.
A biennual conference is named for him.[1]
His papers are held at the University of South Dakota.[2] He married Lynn Hinderlie on August 3, 1946; they had one daughter, Nanci.
Awards
- 1969 “Best American Short Story” for “The Inheritance of Emmy One Horse”
Works
- This Lonely House, Minneapolis, MN: J. D. Thueson, 1968
- The tree of bones, and other poems, Dakota Press, 1973
- The Literature of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD: Dakota Press, 1976 ISBN 9780882490236
- The Novel of the American West, Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1980. ISBN 9780803209800
- South Dakota: A Bicentennial History. Norton. 1977. ISBN 9780393056273. http://books.google.com/books?id=1J03_Q34ugwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:John+inauthor:R+inauthor:Milton&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=0&cd=14#v=onepage&q=&f=false. (reprint W. W. Norton & Company, 1989, ISBN 9780393305715)
Editor
- John R. Milton, ed (1969). The American Indian speaks. Dakota Press.
- John R. Milton, ed (1974). Four Indian poets. Dakota Press. ISBN 9780882490151.
References
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May 24, 1924 |
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January 28, 1995 |
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