Allan Carpenter
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John Allan Carpenter was born in Waterloo, Iowa
in 1917. Mr. Carpenter now lives in Chicago
and “is one of the most respected non-fiction authors in American publishing history.” He is a prolific writer with more than 225 books to his credit. By 1990 his four “enchantment series” were approaching 10 million copies printed.
Among his accomplishments is the founding of the national magazine The Teachers Digest. At the age of 21, he was the director of public relations for Popular Mechanics
, a position he held for 19 years. His writings are too many to mention in this article but here are just a few: author of the sixteen- volume Popular Mechanics Home Handyman Encyclopedia; fifty-two volume Enchantment of America state series; and his thirty-eight volume Enchantment of Africa series. His book: Illinois: Land of Lincoln, was the official book of the Illinois
Sesquicentennial Celebration in 1968. In 1993 he co-authored World Almanac of the U.S.A.
“For more than twenty-five years, intermittently, he served as clerk of Session of the Second Presbyterian Church in Evanston, Illinois.” He has been a member of many non-professional symphony orchestras including the Chicago Business Men's Orchestra. He served as founder and president of the Music Council of Metropolitan Chicago. In 1988, Mr. Carpenter received a Life Achievement Award from the University of Northern Iowa
. He served as president of the Society of Wilson Descendants for more than forty years. Mr. Carpenter is a Life Member of the Illinois St. Andrew society.
Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population decreased by 0.5% to 68,406. Waterloo is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the more populous of the two...
in 1917. Mr. Carpenter now lives in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
and “is one of the most respected non-fiction authors in American publishing history.” He is a prolific writer with more than 225 books to his credit. By 1990 his four “enchantment series” were approaching 10 million copies printed.
Among his accomplishments is the founding of the national magazine The Teachers Digest. At the age of 21, he was the director of public relations for Popular Mechanics
Popular Mechanics
Popular Mechanics is an American magazine first published January 11, 1902 by H. H. Windsor, and has been owned since 1958 by the Hearst Corporation...
, a position he held for 19 years. His writings are too many to mention in this article but here are just a few: author of the sixteen- volume Popular Mechanics Home Handyman Encyclopedia; fifty-two volume Enchantment of America state series; and his thirty-eight volume Enchantment of Africa series. His book: Illinois: Land of Lincoln, was the official book of the Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
Sesquicentennial Celebration in 1968. In 1993 he co-authored World Almanac of the U.S.A.
“For more than twenty-five years, intermittently, he served as clerk of Session of the Second Presbyterian Church in Evanston, Illinois.” He has been a member of many non-professional symphony orchestras including the Chicago Business Men's Orchestra. He served as founder and president of the Music Council of Metropolitan Chicago. In 1988, Mr. Carpenter received a Life Achievement Award from the University of Northern Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
The University of Northern Iowa is a college located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. UNI offers more than 120 majors across the colleges of Business Administration, Education, Humanities and Fine Arts, Natural Sciences, and Social and Behavioral sciences, and graduate college.UNI has...
. He served as president of the Society of Wilson Descendants for more than forty years. Mr. Carpenter is a Life Member of the Illinois St. Andrew society.