Phil Patton (1952–2015)
Author of Dreamland: Travels inside the Secret World of Roswell and Area 51
About the Author
Phil Patton was born Lewis Foster Patton in Durham, North Carolina on March 23, 1952. He received a bachelor's degree in English and history from Harvard University in 1974 and a master's degree in comparative literature from Columbia University in 1975. He worked briefly as a fact-checker for show more Esquire and as the editor of Delta's in-flight magazine, but decided to become a freelance writer. He wrote about technology and design for several publications including Art in America, Esquire, Smithsonian, Architectural Digest, and Wired. For many years he wrote on design for the Home section of The New York Times and The New York Times Magazine. His first book, Razzle-Dazzle: The Curious Marriage of Television and Professional Football, was published in 1984. His other books include Open Road: A Celebration of the American Highway, Made in U.S.A.: The Secret Histories of the Things That Made America, Dreamland: Travels Inside the Secret World of Roswell and Area 51, Bug: The Strange Mutations of the World's Most Famous Automobile, and Michael Graves Designs: The Art of the Everyday Object. He taught in the design criticism program at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan and helped develop several museum shows, as either a curator or a consultant. He died from complications of emphysema on September 22, 2015 at the age of 63. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Photo courtesy of Phil Patton
Works by Phil Patton
The Civil War: 30 Full-color Postcards of Dramatic Scenes and Battles of the War Between the States (1719) 10 copies
Associated Works
Design Culture: An Anthology of Writing from the AIGA Journal of Graphic Design (1997) — Contributor — 41 copies
Reviews
Dreamland: Travels Inside the Secret World of… by Phil Patton
I find it difficult to describe this book. It is a sort of ramble through the world of classified military bases and military research into aircraft, with side trips through Roswell and the various UFO-investigators. Not anything like the sober historical journalism of "Area 51" by Annie Jacobsen, but chock full of fascinating character sketches and anecdotes.
"It's a huge book and the photos are gorgeous. ”
-A voracious reader
-A voracious reader
strange, big book. i can remember places like this. smiths falls comes to mind.
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