Background
Donald Quentin ("Don") Robertson was born on March 21, 1929, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Josephine Wuebben Robertson and Carl Trowbridge Robertson.
840 South 1300 East Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 United States
Robertson attended East High School.
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Robertson briefly attended Harvard and Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) before working as a reporter and columnist.
840 South 1300 East Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 United States
Robertson attended East High School.
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Robertson briefly attended Harvard and Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) before working as a reporter and columnist.
(On a quiet autumn afternoon in 1944, nine-year-old Morris...)
On a quiet autumn afternoon in 1944, nine-year-old Morris Bird III decides to visit a friend who lives on the other side of town. So he grabs the handle of his red wagon and, with his little sister in tow, begins an incredible pilgrimage across Cleveland...and out of childhood forever. Set against the backdrop of one of the worst industrial disasters in American history, Don Robertson's enduring, beloved masterwork is a remarkable story of destiny, bravery, and responsibility - as fresh and relevant as when it first appeared in print.
https://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Thing-Since-Sliced-Bread/dp/B00XUQ2BFS/?tag=2022091-20
1965
(Morris Bird III, who is trying to make do with the sum an...)
Morris Bird III, who is trying to make do with the sum and total of his present until maturity arrives, has the usual teenage troubles - acne, his dumb name, a squabbling family, and, in this summer of 1948, the looming death of his grandmother. Morris Bird II was 13 years old, and the whole world was funny in his mind.
https://www.amazon.com/Sum-Total-Now/dp/B017O6DGEO/?tag=2022091-20
1966
(Solid copy of the author's debut novel that takes place d...)
Solid copy of the author's debut novel that takes place during the Civil War.
https://www.amazon.com/Three-Days-don-robertson/dp/B001M20O5G/?tag=2022091-20
1959
(The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened is the final book...)
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened is the final book in Don Robertson's classic trilogy featuring one of the most endearing characters in American literature.
https://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Thing-That-Almost-Happened/dp/0061868140/?tag=2022091-20
1970
(Praise the Human Season is a love story of a life time be...)
Praise the Human Season is a love story of a life time between Howard and Anne Amberson. Knowing that they are both nearing the end of their lives, Howard Amberson decides they need to take a road trip with no destination in mind. At the same time Howard is secretly writing down his memories and recording past incidents in their lives.
https://www.amazon.com/Praise-Human-Season-Don-Robertson/dp/0525630139/?tag=2022091-20
1974
(The lead title is a short work detailing the role of scie...)
The lead title is a short work detailing the role of science in society - provided from a human point of view, - intended to provide a framework for criticisms - and ethical control of modern science. I Think I Saw a Bluebird - is written about a single moment in time, a brief experience, friends and life on a small farm in Aroostook County Maine in the USA in the latter years of the 20th Century.
https://www.amazon.com/Critique-Pure-Science-Short-Story-ebook/dp/B002EVPYDQ/?tag=2022091-20
2008
(This is a lively philosophy book for those who want to st...)
This is a lively philosophy book for those who want to start reading philosophy or start over again with a new view in mind. Topics covered include universal forms and ideas, perception, the infinite complexity of reality, the cogito, and morality. The work is illustrated with one-hundred paintings scanned in gray-scale.
https://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Philosophy-Primer-Young-Readers-ebook/dp/B00HI1PQRQ/?tag=2022091-20
2009
(This work is a chronology of the author's 2006 discovery ...)
This work is a chronology of the author's 2006 discovery of The Moral Imperative of Life, and, the subsequent discovery of Categorical Knowledge.
https://www.amazon.com/New-Epistemology-Morality-Truth-ebook/dp/B00HI1BXEQ/?tag=2022091-20
2009
(The period following World War II is a poorly documented ...)
The period following World War II is a poorly documented time for the military, particularly those decades encompassing the Cold War and following the Korean War. During those “between” years, the public became lulled into thinking Canada’s soldiers were just “peacekeepers” and this title has rankled the troops ever since. A soldier is a soldier and peacekeeping is just another action he or she is tasked to do. Major Don Robertson has capsuled his experiences gathered from more than 30-years of association and service with the Canadian Army, highlighting the lighter moments and revealing the human side of the military.
https://www.amazon.com/Soldiers-Story-Years-Between-ebook/dp/B078L7YP79/?tag=2022091-20
2018
(Here's the lowdown on the marijuana legalization movement...)
Here's the lowdown on the marijuana legalization movement in Maine, provided by an author completely familiar with marijuana, and who is wholly opposed to legalization or the narcotic drug. Every pro dope issue is addressed. And every issue raised by the pro dope lobby has been dealt a solid blow. So, what's at the root of the marijuana legalization rage? The guilt of marijuana smokers.
https://www.amazon.com/Maine-Why-Should-Legalize-Marijuana-ebook/dp/B00LRVOYTO/?tag=2022091-20
Donald Quentin ("Don") Robertson was born on March 21, 1929, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Josephine Wuebben Robertson and Carl Trowbridge Robertson.
Robertson attended East High School. He briefly attended Harvard and Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) before working as a reporter and columnist.
From 1950 to 1955, Robertson was a reporter and columnist for The Plain Dealer, as well as from 1963 to 1966, then he was a reporter for The Cleveland News from 1957 to 1959, and for The Cleveland Press from 1968 to 1982.
He reviewed movies and theater for the NBC's Cleveland affiliate WKYC-TV in the late 1970s and early ’80s, as well as "won a following as a no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is radio and TV talk show host." He also got involved in live theater.
Robertson's novels were set in Ohio, and the fictional town of Paradise Falls, Ohio, figured in many of them. Paradise Falls was also the title of one of his longest novels. Additionally, much of Robertson's fiction was set in the recent past, or a few generations past.
In 1987, Stephen King’s Philtrum Press published Robertson’s novel, The Ideal, Genuine Man. Crown published Robertson's final novel, Prisoners of Twilight, in 1989. The early title of this book was Companion to Owls.
In April 2008, HarperCollins Publisher reissued The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread in paperback. Berkley Trade (a division of Penguin Books) reissued The Sum and Total of Now in August 2009, and HarperCollins Publisher reissued The Greatest Thing that Almost Happened in September 2009. The rest of Don Robertson's books are currently out of print. In 2016 the Italian editor Nicola Manuppelli started the Italian publication of Robertson's works with the publisher Nutrimenti, translating "The Ideal, Genuine Man".
Robertson wrote 19 novels, many with a historical basis and describing events such as Kennedy’s assassination or the Civil War.
Robertson won the Cleveland Arts Prize in 1966. The Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature presented him with its Mark Twain Award in 1991. The author was inducted into The Press Club of Cleveland's Hall of Fame in 1992 and received the Society of Professional Journalist's Life Achievement Award in 1995.
(Morris Bird III, who is trying to make do with the sum an...)
1966(On a quiet autumn afternoon in 1944, nine-year-old Morris...)
1965(The lead title is a short work detailing the role of scie...)
2008(Here's the lowdown on the marijuana legalization movement...)
(The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened is the final book...)
1970(The period following World War II is a poorly documented ...)
2018(This work is a chronology of the author's 2006 discovery ...)
2009(This is a lively philosophy book for those who want to st...)
2009(Praise the Human Season is a love story of a life time be...)
1974(Solid copy of the author's debut novel that takes place d...)
1959Quotes from others about the person
"Robertson was one of the best unknown publishing novelists in the United States.” - Stephen King
