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Chester Aaron

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Chester Aaron


Born
in Butler, Pennsylvania, The United States
May 09, 1923

Died
August 30, 2019

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Chester Aaron was a prolific American author for both children and adults, and wrote novels, stories, and memoirs. Born in 1923 in the coal-mining town of Butler, Pennsylvania, he was educated at Butler Senior High School, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and San Francisco State University. He saw combat in World War II, and was with the troops that liberated Dachau. Following publication of his first novel in 1967, he was an x-ray technician at Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley, CA. He joined the faculty at Saint Mary’s College, retiring as a full professor in 1997. For twenty-five years he cultivated ninety varieties of exotic garlic on his farm in Sonoma County, becoming a world-renowned expert, and publishing a number of books on the subject. He died i ...more

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Garlic Is Life

4.11 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions
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Home To The Sea

3.43 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions
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Gideon

3.45 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1982 — 6 editions
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Lackawanna: A Novel

4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1986 — 2 editions
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The Great Garlic Book: A Gu...

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About Us

3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1967 — 8 editions
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An American Ghost

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Alex, Who Won His War

3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1991 — 4 editions
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind

3.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1985 — 6 editions
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Catch Calico

3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1979
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