Happy 90th, John Allan Carpenter! (Geography writer, "Ench..

He lives in Chicago.

Also a teacher, editor, publisher and musician.

>From 1963 to 1968, he wrote 52 books for the "Enchantment of America"
series, and after that, he collaborated on 13 books for the
"Enchantment of South America" series; in 1971, he co-wrote 7 books
for the "Enchantment of Central America" series, and later, he co-
wrote 38 for the Enchantment of Africa" series.

Also:

"MIGHTY WARRIORS" SERIES; FOR ROURKE PUBLICATIONS


Dwight David Eisenhower: The Warring Peacemaker, illustrations by
Wesley Klug, 1987.
George Smith Patton, Jr.: The Lost Romantic, 1987.
Sam Houston: Champion of America, 1987.
Stonewall Jackson: The Eccentric Genius, 1987.


"REGIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE U.S." SERIES; FOR FACTS ON FILE

The Encyclopedia of the Midwest, 1989.

The Encyclopedia of the Central West, 1990.
The Encyclopedia of the Far West, 1990.


OTHER

Between Two Rivers: Iowa Year by Year, 1846-1939, Klipto Loose Leaf
Co., 1940.
(With mother, Theodosia Carpenter) Hi, Neighbor!, King, 1945.
(Editor with Norman Guess and others) Primer for Home Builders,
illustrations by Alida Marsh, Windsor Press, 1947, published as How to
Plan, Build and Pay for Your Own Home: A Primer for Home Builders,
Popular Mechanics Press, 1950.


(Editor) Your Guide to Successful Singing, Windsor Press, 1950.
The Twelve (poetry), Farcroft, 1955.
(Editor) Fix-It, Popular Mechanics Press, 1958.

(Compiler and editor) Home Handyman Encyclopedia and Guide, sixteen
volumes, Little & Ives, 1961, supplement, 1963.
(Compiler and editor) Shop Projects, Popular Mechanics, 1962.
Illinois, Land of Lincoln, Childrens Press, 1968.


All about the U.S.A., Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corp.,
1987.


Facts about the Cities, H. W. Wilson, 1992.


Lenona.

Whoops, I slipped up. Seems he died exactly 4 years ago - though the
indexes of the last 30 volumes of the "Something About the Author"
encyclopedias don't tell you that! Typical.

I found out when I searched under Allan Carpenter in familysearch.org.
Everything seems to match - he was born in Iowa.

Lenona.