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Christopher Corbett

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Christopher Corbett
Born (1951-12-11) December 11, 1951 (age 72)
Maine
EducationBachelor of Science[1]
Alma materNorthwestern University[1]

Christopher Corbett is an American author and journalist. He has written for Associated Press,[1][2] The New York Times,[2] The Wall Street Journal,[2][3] The Washington Post[2] and The Philadelphia Inquirer.[1][2] Since 1995, Corbett has written The Back Page for Baltimore Style Magazine.[2]

He is currently an English professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).[1][2]

Books

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Corbett has also written

  • Vacationland[4][1][2] (1986)
  • Orphans Preferred: The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express[5][1][2][6][7] (2003)
  • The Poker Bride: The First Chinese in the Wild West[8][1][2][9][10] (2010)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "CHRISTOPHER CORBETT - UMBC : English Department". english.umbc.edu. University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Christopher Corbett". groveatlantic.com. Grove Atlantic. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. ^ Corbett, Christopher (2 April 2010). "Real (and Fake) Hoofbeats of the Pony Express". Opinion. The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  4. ^ Corbett, Christopher (1 August 1986). Vacationland. Viking Adult. ISBN 978-0670803224. LCCN 85031470. OCLC 729772909. OL 2549316M.
  5. ^ Corbett, Christopher (9 September 2003). Orphans Preferred: The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express. Broadway Books. ASIN B000FC2880. ISBN 978-0767906920. LCCN 2003041792. OCLC 53471947. OL 15438765M.
  6. ^ Meagher, L.D. (17 November 2003). "Review: The truth behind the Pony Express". Entertainment. CNN. Archived from the original on 7 December 2003. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  7. ^ Brown, Doug (3 January 2004). "Orphans Preferred: The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express". powells.com. Powell's Books. Archived from the original on 29 July 2004. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  8. ^ Corbett, Christopher (2 February 2010). The Poker Bride: The First Chinese in the Wild West. Atlantic Monthly Press. ASIN B003WQAZ1I. ISBN 978-0802119094. OCLC 426814534. OL 25421445M.
  9. ^ Browning, Dominique (16 February 2010). "Of Gold and Bondage". The New York Times. Sunday Book Review. p. 12. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  10. ^ Sragow, Michael (14 February 2010). "Mining the frontier of fable". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2019.