Illinois Authors

Gerald Hewes Carson

Born: 1899 in Carrollton, Illinois
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Carson was born in Carrollton, Illinois.

Biography: After spending his working years in advertising, Gerald Carson embarked upon a second career as an author during his retirement years. His specialty was social history, but his sense of humor and writing style gave his works a popular accessibility.

Primary Literary Genre(s): History

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

Gerald Hewes Carson on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=gerald+hewes+carson

Selected Titles

	Men, beasts and gods : ISBN: 068413716X OCLC: 470801819 Scribner, New York : 1972
	The dentist and the Empress : ISBN: 0395331226 OCLC: 8785260
	The polite Americans : ISBN: 031322417x OCLC: 6086262 Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn. : 1980, ©1966.
	The social history of bourbon : ISBN: 0813115094 OCLC: 10349374 University Press of Kentucky, [Lexington, KY] : 1984, ©1963.