George Howe Colt Explained

George Howe Colt is an American journalist and author.^[1]

He is the author of (1991), The Big House (2003),^[2] Brothers (2012),^[3] and The Game (2018).^[4] He is married to author Anne Fadiman.

Colt was a staff writer for Life. His 2003 book about his last summer with his family at their summer house on Cape Cod, The Big House, was a finalist for the National Book Award.^[5]

He graduated from Harvard University.^[6] His uncle was the lawyer and politician James Colt; the Colts are related to the prominent Forbes family, through which a distant cousin is the politician and diplomat John Kerry.^[7]

Bibliography

Books

• Th

e Enigma of Suicide, 1991, Scribner

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vember of the Soul: The Enigma of Suicide, 2006, Scribner

• The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home, 2003, Scribner
• Brothers: On His Brothers and Brothers in History, 2012, Scribner
• The Game: Harvard, Yale, and America in 1968, 2018, Scribner

Magazine articles

• Colt, George Howe, article on "Westchester cluster" of suicides that served as a source for his book, LIFE, 1984^[8]
• Colt, George Howe & Hollister, Anne, "How Earthquakes Happen," LIFE, February 1989^[9]
• Colt, George Howe, "See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Heal Me," LIFE, September 1996
• Colt, George Howe, "Were You Born That Way?," LIFE, 1998^[10]

Notes and References

1. Holt, George Howe. (2003). The big house. New York: Scribner. [Back Cover]
2. News: Schreiber. Le Anne. All in the Family. The New York Times. 8. 6 July 2003.
3. News: Lopate. Phillip. Fraternity of Men. The New York Times. 21 December 2012.
4. Web site: Nonfiction Book Review: The Game: Harvard, Yale, and America in 1968 by George Howe Colt. Scribner, $28 (400p) ISBN 978-1-5011-0478-7. www.publishersweekly.com. 2019-04-24.
5. https://www.nationalbook.org/awards-prizes/national-book-awards-2003 National Book Awards 2003
6. Web site: Colt, George Howe Encyclopedia.com.
7. News: James D. Colt, 75, lawyer and former state representative . Boston.com . 12 June 2008 . Marquard . Bryan .
8. Book: November of the Soul by George Howe Colt - Read Online. en.
9. Book: Jacobi, Peter P.. The Magazine Article: How to Think It, Plan It, Write it. registration. 239. george howe colt life magazine.. 1997. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-21111-8. en.
10. Web site: Were You Born That Way? The Nature vs. Nurture Controversy - PDF. docplayer.net. 2019-04-24.