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Gilbert Morris, May 24, 1929 - Gilbert Morris was born on May 24, 1929 in Forrest City Arkansas. He received his Bachelor of Arts in English in 1958 from Arkansas State University. He went on to earn his Master's in English from ASU as well and eventually earned his Doctorate in English from the University of Arkansas in 1968.
After graduating from college, Morris became a pastor for a Baptist Church in Alabama. He resided there from 1955 until 1961, at which point he accepted an appointment as a professor at Ouchita Baptist University.
Morris now writes books full time, and all of his stories have a basis in Christian faith. Over the course of his career, Morris has sold millions of copies of his titles. He has been a Gold medallion finalist several times and has received five angel awards, three for the Winslow series and two for the Appomatox Series. He won the National Award for Poetry from Cloverleaf in 1978.
Gilbert Morris passed away on February 18, 2016.
(Bowker Author Biography)
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Set in the Depression years of 1931 and 1932, this installment of Morris's "American Odyssey" series follows the exploits of the Ballard and Stuart families from the Ozarks to Hollywood and from the oil fields of Oklahoma to the streets of Chicago. Always moving to escape the throes of poverty and despair, these families demonstrate the tenacity of faith, hope, and love in the midst of a hopeless world. While Morris (Sound the Trumpet, LJ 6/1/95), the grandfather of Christian fiction, continues to draw one-dimensional women characters in his novels, the scope of his historical fiction is often breathtaking. Recommended where Morris is popular. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
