My blogs will focus on authors of American Literature that are celebrating their birthday on the day I post a blog. I hope to stumble across a really famous author, but I will dig up information on each person I choose to my best ability. Of course, Chris Ross(me) loves to procrastinate and put everything off until the last second, and though I have to go into work within the next thirty minutes, I will try to make my first blog post as nice as possible. Though I couldn't find a picture of my first subject, I did learn a few cool facts about him, and also have some quotes to share! Hope you all enjoy and please feel free to give ideas and feedback, negative or positive. ENJOY!
John Erskine was born in New York, New York and has published over 100 books. Though I am celebrating his birthday today, he died on June 2, 1951 at the age of 71. He was not only an author, but also a pianist and a composer. He also was a professor at Amherst College between 1903 and 1909, then moved on to Columbia University from 1909 until 1937. During his time at Columbia University, he formulated something called the General Honors Course. Because of his work with that, later in time the Great Books movement formed. These were very important to us as they were books essential to the foundation in literature of Western culture.
Quotes From John Erskine
"Lets tell young people the best books are yet to written; the best painting, the best government, the best of everything is yet to re done by them."
"There's a difference between beauty and charm. A beautiful woman is one I notice. A charming woman is one who notices me." (I laughed out loud when I read this one. Funny!)
"Opinion is that exercise of the human will which helps us to make a decision without information."
