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George Stimpson (1896–1952)

Author of A Book About a Thousand Things

9 Works 332 Members 1 Review

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Includes the names: George Stimpson, George W. Stimpson, George William Stimpson

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Works by George Stimpson

A Book About a Thousand Things (1942) 210 copies

Why Do Some Shoes Squeak and 568 Other Popular Questions Answered (1984) 63 copies

A book about the Bible (1945) 28 copies

A book about American history (1950) 12 copies

Information roundup 7 copies

Nuggets of Knowledge (1929) 6 copies

A book about American politics (1952) 3 copies

Popular Questions Answered (1931) 2 copies

Uncommon knowledge, (1936) 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1896-11-03
Date of death: 1952
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Anamosa, Iowa, USA
Places of residence: Iowa, USA
Washington, D.C., USA
Education: Valparaiso University
Occupations: Journalist
Organizations: National Press Club

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A Book About A Thousand Things by George Stimpson

A collection of interesting facts and trivia.

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A Book About a Thousand Things (General – 1946)

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Statistics

Works: 9
Members: 332
Popularity: #71,553
Rating: ½ 3.3

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 5

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George Stimpson Papers, University of Iowa

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