Biography of doug stanton author
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Doug Stanton
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Doug Stanton
Doug Stanton is the author of New York Times bestsellers "Horse Soldiers" and "In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors." A former contributing editor at Esquire, Sports Afield, and Outside, Stanton is currently a contributing editor at Men's Journal and has written extensively on a broad range of topics including travel, entertainment, and adventure. His experiences during these times include nearly drowning in Cape Horn waters, surviving a mugging by jungle revolutionaries, playing basketball with George Clooney, and taking an acting lesson from Harrison Ford.
Stanton lives in his hometown of Traverse City, Michigan, where he is deeply involved in the local arts community as a member of the advisory board of the Interlochen Center for the Arts' Motion Picture Arts Program, and as a trustee of the Pathfinder School. These roles reflect his commitment to education and the arts, areas in which he has also contributed through teaching writing at the college level.
In addition to his writing and teaching, Stanton has diverse life experiences, including working as a commercial sports fisherman and caretaker of Robert Frost's house in Vermont. His academic background includes graduating from the Interlochen Ar
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Doug Stanton
American writer
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Occupation(s) | Journalist, lecturer, screenwriter |
Notable work | Horse Soldiers (2009) |
Doug Stanton is an American journalist, lecturer, screenwriter, and author of New York Times bestsellersIn Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors (2001) and Horse Soldiers (2009), which is the basis of the 2018 feature film 12 Strong.
In Harm’s Way spent more than six months on the New York Times bestseller list and became required reading on the U.S. Navy's reading list for officers. The unabridged audiobook edition of In Harm’s Way won the 2017 Audie Award in the History category.
Stanton‘s third book, The Odyssey of Echo Company,[1] was published in 2017.
Early life and education
[edit]Stanton attended Interlochen Arts Academy, Hampshire College, and received an MFA from the Writers’ Workshop at the University of Iowa, where he graduated with coursework in both fiction and poetry workshops. Stanton has taught writing and English at the high school and college level, worked as a commercial sports fisherman in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and caretaker of Robert Frost's house in Vermont.
Career
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