Harold L. Davis

Harold Lenoir Davis (born October 18, 1894 (according to other sources 1896 ) in Yoncalla , Oregon , † October 31, 1960 in San Antonio , Texas ) was an American writer who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1936 for his novel Honey in the Horn for the novel .

biography

Davis made a living doing odd jobs after finishing school, working as a cow and shepherd, packer, surveyor and timekeeper on the railroad before becoming deputy sheriff of Wasco County .

In 1932 he received a Guggenheim scholarship and in 1935 made his debut novel Honey in the Horn on the life of settlers in eastern Oregon at the beginning of the 20th century, for which he was awarded the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in 1936 .

In the following period, in addition to the anthology Proud Riders and Other Poems (1942), the other novels Harp of a Thousand Strings (1947), Beulah Land (1949), Winds of Morning (1952) and The Distant Music (1957) were published. He also published two volumes of short stories under the titles Team Bells Woke Me and Other Stories (1953) and Kettle of Fire (1959) , with Kettle of Fire also containing essays .

In 1956 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters .

Web links

Individual evidence

^ Members: HL Davis. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed February 25, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Davis, Harold L.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Davis, Harold Lenoir (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American writer
DATE OF BIRTH	October 18, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH	Yoncalla , Oregon
DATE OF DEATH	October 31, 1960
Place of death	San Antonio , Texas

[1] Members: HL Davis. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed February 25, 2019 .