John Patric
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John Patric during his college days
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| Born | John Patric May 22, 1902 Snohomish, Washington, USA |
| Died | August 31, 1985 (aged 83) Everett, Washington, USA |
| Resting place | Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Snohomish, Washington |
| Pen name | Hugo N. Frye, Simon Legree |
| Nickname | Pat |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer |
| Language | American English |
| Nationality | United States of America |
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Snohomish High School University of Michigan University of Oregon University of Texas at Austin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Period | 1930–1945 |
| Genre | non-fiction |
| Subject | Travel, consumer protection |
| Notable works | Yankee Hobo in the Orient |
| Spouse | none |
| Children | none |
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John Patric (May 22, 1902 – August 31, 1985) was an American writer. He was a contributing writer for National Geographic during the mid to late 1930s and early 1940s and was the author of two books. He was known for his 1943 book Yankee Hobo in the Orient, of which over twelve million copies were sold domestically and internationally in both hardcover and digest format. In the 1940s, he was one of the best-known Oregon writers.
He wrote a National Geographic feature article, Imperial Rome Reborn, about fascist Italy, and after writing on World War II shipyard labor practices for Reader's Digest, he gave testimony at a United States congressional hearing. Patric or his works are briefly mentioned by other writers on a diverse range of topics, including political history, an artist biography, an author biography,media history,cultural criticism,ship building, fascism, and Korean history.
In later life, Patric was an early influence on portrait artist Chuck Close, and he gained some notoriety as a satirical political candidate in his home state of Washington.
John Patric was born in Snohomish, Washington on May 22, 1902. The ground floor of the family home in which he was raised served as the Snohomish public library, surrounding him with books and ideas from an early age. The Patric household consisted of his John, his parents, and four siblings. The father, Arthur Noah Patric (1869–1945), originally from Mill City Pennsylvania, was a Snohomish hardware merchant. The mother, Emmeline Eleanor Crueger (1877–1961), originally from Racine Wisconsin, served as the town librarian. John Patric's siblings were Maude Anita Patric (1904–1914), James Mapleleaf Patric (1906–1992), Dorothy Irene Patric (1910–1977), and William Charles Patric (1919–2005). At the time of the 1920 census, John Patric was listed as a salesman at his father's hardware store, his sister Maude had died, and a lodger named John Miller whose profession was listed as "Post Master" had joined the household.
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