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George R. Stewart (1895–1980)

Author of Earth Abides

Includes the names: Gerge R. Stewart, Geroge R. Stewart, George R. Stewart, George R. Stewart, Goerge R. Stewart, Goerge R. Stewart, Stewart George R., George Rippey Stewart, George R. Stewart Jr., Jr. George R. Stewart ... (see complete list)
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Works by George R. Stewart
Earth Abides 3,135 copies, 104 reviews
Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United… 481 copies, 12 reviews
Ordeal by Hunger: The Story of the Donner Party 388 copies, 7 reviews
To California by Covered Wagon 320 copies, 1 review
Pickett's Charge 226 copies, 2 reviews
Storm 165 copies, 2 reviews
Fire 95 copies, 1 review
The California Trail: An Epic With Many Heroes 94 copies, 1 review
American place-names; a concise and selective dictionary for the… 65 copies
American Given Names: Their Origin and History in the Context of the… 48 copies, 1 review
Names on the Globe 37 copies
U.S. 40: Cross Section of the United States of America (Author) 23 copies, 1 review
Committee of Vigilance: Revolution in San Francisco, 1851 21 copies
Donner Pass and those who crossed it; the story of the country made… 12 copies
East of the Giants 12 copies
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Stewart, George Rippey
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Date of birth
1895-05-31
Date of death
1980-08-22
Burial location
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Country (for map)
Birthplace
Sewickley, Pennsylvania, USA
Place of death
San Francisco, California, USA
Cause of death
Places of residence
California, USA
Education
Princeton University (BA ∙ 1917)
Columbia University (PhD ∙ English literature ∙ 1922)
University of California, Berkeley (MA)
Occupations
historian
toponymist
novelist
Professor of English
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University of California, Berkeley
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