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'''George Pendle''' (born [[1976]]) is a British author and journalist. He was educated at [[Stowe School]] and [[St Peter’s College, Oxford]]. |
'''George Pendle''' (born [[1976]]) is a British author and journalist. He was educated at [[Stowe School]] and [[St Peter’s College, Oxford]]. |
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After working at ''[[The Times]]'' from 1997 to 2001, Pendle wrote his first book, ''Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life or Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons'' (2005). |
After working at ''[[The Times]]'' from 1997 to 2001, Pendle wrote his first book, ''Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life or Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons'' (2005). Pendle’s second book – ''The Remarkable Millard Fillmore: The Unbelievable Life of a Forgotten President'' (2007) is a faux-biography of the unlucky thirteenth [[President of the United States of America]], [[Millard Fillmore]]. |
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Pendle’s second book – ''The Remarkable Millard Fillmore: The Unbelievable Life of a Forgotten President'' (2007) is a faux-biography of the unlucky thirteenth [[President of the United States of America]], [[Millard Fillmore]]. Taking Fillmore's actual life as its basis, ''The Remarkable Millard Fillmore'' extrapolates 'outrageous conclusions from the most basic and inconclusive of facts'. Thus a president of whom ''American History'' magazine has written "to discuss Millard Fillmore is to overrate him" becomes the subject of a humorous romp through the nineteenth century, dueling [[Andrew Jackson]], inspiring [[Edgar Allan Poe]], fighting at The Alamo, and more besides. |
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Pendle's articles can be found in the ''[[Financial Times]]'', the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', ''[[Frieze magazine]]'', ''[[Cabinet magazine]]'', and ''[[Bidoun]]''. He lives in New York City, where he has also written signs for the [[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]. |
Pendle's articles can be found in the ''[[Financial Times]]'', the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', ''[[Frieze magazine]]'', ''[[Cabinet magazine]]'', and ''[[Bidoun]]''. He lives in New York City, where he has also written signs for the [[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]. |
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==Bibliography== |
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*''Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons'' (2005) ISBN 0-297-84853-4. |
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*''The Remarkable Millard Fillmore: The Unbelievable Life of a Forgotten President'' (2007) ISBN 0-307-33962-9 |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 21:49, 13 August 2007
George Pendle (born 1976) is a British author and journalist. He was educated at Stowe School and St Peter’s College, Oxford.
After working at The Times from 1997 to 2001, Pendle wrote his first book, Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life or Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons (2005). Pendle’s second book – The Remarkable Millard Fillmore: The Unbelievable Life of a Forgotten President (2007) is a faux-biography of the unlucky thirteenth President of the United States of America, Millard Fillmore.
Pendle's articles can be found in the Financial Times, the Los Angeles Times, Frieze magazine, Cabinet magazine, and Bidoun. He lives in New York City, where he has also written signs for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
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