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John O'Brien

John O’Brien has held writing fellowships at the University of Iowa and Stanford University, and he was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. His work has appeared in Hudson ReviewMassachusetts ReviewTriQuarterlyCountry JournalHarrowsmith, and Gray’s Sporting Journal. He lives with his wife, Becky, in Franklin, West Virginia.
Eat Your Words
Where Is Machu Picchu?
Where Is the Colosseum?
Mistakes That Worked
Who Was Marie Antoinette?
Who Were the Brothers Grimm?
Who Was Galileo?
Who Was Betsy Ross?
Who Was Robert E. Lee?
Who Was Abigail Adams?
Who Is Michelle Obama?
Who Is Bob Dylan?
¿Quién fue Marco Polo?
Who Is Jane Goodall?
¿Quién fue Steve Jobs?
¿Quién fue Thomas Alva Edison?
¿Quién fue Abraham Lincoln?
Who Was Steve Jobs?
Who Was Paul Revere?
Who Was Jackie Robinson?
Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?
Who Is Barack Obama?
Who Was Abraham Lincoln?
Who Was Elvis Presley?
Who Was Marco Polo?
Who Was William Shakespeare?
Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?
Who Was Louis Armstrong?
Who Was Mark Twain?
Who Was Thomas Jefferson?
Who Was Harry Houdini?
Who Was Ben Franklin?
Sir Small and the Dragonfly

Books

Eat Your Words
Where Is Machu Picchu?
Where Is the Colosseum?
Mistakes That Worked
Who Was Marie Antoinette?
Who Were the Brothers Grimm?
Who Was Galileo?
Who Was Betsy Ross?
Who Was Robert E. Lee?
Who Was Abigail Adams?
Who Is Michelle Obama?
Who Is Bob Dylan?
¿Quién fue Marco Polo?
Who Is Jane Goodall?
¿Quién fue Steve Jobs?
¿Quién fue Thomas Alva Edison?
¿Quién fue Abraham Lincoln?
Who Was Steve Jobs?
Who Was Paul Revere?
Who Was Jackie Robinson?
Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?
Who Is Barack Obama?
Who Was Abraham Lincoln?
Who Was Elvis Presley?
Who Was Marco Polo?
Who Was William Shakespeare?
Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?
Who Was Louis Armstrong?
Who Was Mark Twain?
Who Was Thomas Jefferson?
Who Was Harry Houdini?
Who Was Ben Franklin?
Sir Small and the Dragonfly

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