Mcelroy, John Harmon
MCELROY, John Harmon
MCELROY, John Harmon. Also writes as Harmon Royson. American, b. 1934. Genres: Area studies, History. Career: Teacher, writer, editor, and historian. Punahou School, English instructor, 1958-60; Clemson University, visiting English instructor, 1964-65; University of Wisconsin, Madison, assistant professor of American literature, 1966-70; University of Arizona, associate professor, 1970-76, professor of American literature, 1976-, currently professor emeritus. Fulbright professor of American studies, University of Salamanca, Spain, 1968-69, and Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil, 1986. Publications: Finding Freedom: America's Distinctive Cultural Formation, 1989; American Beliefs: What Keeps a Big Country and a Diverse People United, 1999; The Rejection of American Culture, 2004. EDITOR: W. Irving, The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, 1981; The Sacrificial Years: A Chronicle of Walt Whitman's Experiences in the Civil War, 1999. Address: 622 n Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719, U.S.A. Online address: sistours@attglobal.net