Background
John E. McCormack was born in Tennessee, United States. The date of birth is unknown.
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Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States
John E. McCormack holds Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees from Auburn University.
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Rabbit Tales
(Six rabbits traveling by train to Elderberry for the East...)
Six rabbits traveling by train to Elderberry for the Easter holiday pass the time by telling tales of rabbits.
https://www.amazon.com/Rabbit-Tales-Eric-McCormack/dp/0525380051/?tag=2022091-20
1980
Rabbit Travels
(A very fast rabbit and a very slow hare, the best of frie...)
A very fast rabbit and a very slow hare, the best of friends, ride in a sailwagon, put up only so long with a know-it-all frog, and build a riverboat.
https://www.amazon.com/Rabbit-Travels-Eric-McCormack/dp/0525440879/?tag=2022091-20
1984
Watch for a Cloud of Dust
(The title of this book, Watch for a Cloud of Dust, came a...)
The title of this book, Watch for a Cloud of Dust, came about because of a former employer of Dr. McCormack, Dr. Max Foreman. Dr. Foreman, an enthusiastic and excellent veterinarian, worked at a fast pace and believed in making farm calls quickly. "Hang up the telephone and watch for a cloud of dust!" he often loudly exclaimed to a client requesting emergency service, before he sprinted to his truck and raced to the farm. Dr. John started writing short newsletter articles on livestock health when he was a member of the Georgia Extension Service staff. His belief that all farmers and veterinarians have similar humorous experiences led to his stories in Hoard's Dairyman magazine about Carney Sam Jenkins, a calf named Meathead, and Sherman the bull. He believes that we all need to learn how to laugh at ourselves occasionally.
https://www.amazon.com/Watch-Cloud-Dust-J-McCormack/dp/0932147011/?tag=2022091-20
1985
Watch for a Cloud of Dust: More Memories of a Dixie Veterinarian
https://www.amazon.com/Watch-Cloud-Dust-John-McCormack/dp/0932147097/?tag=2022091-20
1989
Fields and Pastures New: My First Year as a Country Vet
(McCormack describes some of his cases during his first ye...)
McCormack describes some of his cases during his first year as the only veterinarian in a rural Alabama county. While each chapter revolves around a specific patient's treatment, he also weaves around each case his reflections on the rural South in the 1960s, with descriptions of the local culture and individual residents, the countryside, the roads, and the houses. The warm personalities as well as the superstitions, folk remedies, and foibles of the people are clearly evident and add greatly to the enjoyment and educational value of the book.
https://www.amazon.com/Fields-Pastures-New-First-Country/dp/0517596865/?tag=2022091-20
1995
A Friend of the Flock: Tales of a Country Veterinarian
(In the welcome sequel to Fields and Pastures New, country...)
In the welcome sequel to Fields and Pastures New, country veterinarian and storyteller extraordinaire Dr. John McCormack continues his warm and witty reminiscences of his experience tending to the animals and people of Choctaw County, Alabama.
https://www.amazon.com/Friend-Flock-Tales-Country-Veterinarian/dp/0517706121/?tag=2022091-20
1997
The Hero of the Herd: More Tales from a Country Veterinarian
(For the thousands of readers who fell in love with Doc Mc...)
For the thousands of readers who fell in love with Doc McCormack and the farmers, cattlemen, and moonshiners of Choctaw County in Fields and Pastures New and A Friend of the Flock, The Hero of the Herd is like coming home to old friends. There's Carney Sam Jenkins, the county's amateur vet/taxidermist, with his stock diagnosis of "kidneyitis"; Bob "Sinkin" Jenkins, a 250-pound tough-as-nails hog farmer and "Olympic champion fainter" who can barely stand the sight of blood; and Goat, the mailman who doubles as the town gossip.
https://www.amazon.com/Hero-Herd-Tales-Country-Veterinarian/dp/0609603736/?tag=2022091-20
1999
Santa Makes Housecalls: Christmas Stories from a Country Vet
(A collection of Christmas stores by veterinarian.)
A collection of Christmas stores by veterinarian.
https://www.amazon.com/Santa-Makes-Housecalls-Christmas-Stories/dp/1588181022/?tag=2022091-20
2005
Last Cow Doctor
(Tens of thousands of readers will welcome this fourth and...)
Tens of thousands of readers will welcome this fourth and final book in Doc McCormack's heartwarming series about the life of a country vet in Choctaw County, Alabama. From late-night cow deliveries to catching up on the latest gossip at the town barbershop, from farmers to cattlemen to moonshiners, McCormack brilliantly captures not only the spirit of living on the land and relying on critters for a livelihood but also, and maybe foremost, the importance of friends, neighbors, and family.
https://www.amazon.ca/Last-Cow-Doctor-John-McCormack/dp/1588181669
2008
John E. McCormack
Edit ProfileEducation
John E. McCormack holds Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees from Auburn University.
Career
From 1981 circa 1991 John E. McCormack was a columnist at Hoard's Dairyman, a magazine. He is a professor emeritus of veterinary medicine at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. McCormack is a former teacher at the University of California at Davis, Louisiana State University, and Auburn University.
John McCormack’s memoirs of his veterinary practice in rural Alabama prompted many critics to compare him to British vet James Herriot, author of the beloved "All Creatures Great and Small" series. Like Herriot, McCormack established a practice in a farming community, tending mostly to cows, sheep, pigs, and other livestock in rural Choctaw County, Alabama, where he moved in 1963 after receiving his veterinary degree from Auburn University. McCormack’s experiences over more than thirty years of practice became the foundation of several volumes of memoirs.
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Works
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The Hero of the Herd: More Tales from a Country Veterinarian
(For the thousands of readers who fell in love with Doc Mc...)
1999 -
Last Cow Doctor
(Tens of thousands of readers will welcome this fourth and...)
2008 -
Rabbit Travels
(A very fast rabbit and a very slow hare, the best of frie...)
1984 -
Fields and Pastures New: My First Year as a Country Vet
(McCormack describes some of his cases during his first ye...)
1995 -
Rabbit Tales
(Six rabbits traveling by train to Elderberry for the East...)
1980 -
A Friend of the Flock: Tales of a Country Veterinarian
(In the welcome sequel to Fields and Pastures New, country...)
1997 -
Watch for a Cloud of Dust
(The title of this book, Watch for a Cloud of Dust, came a...)
1985 -
Santa Makes Housecalls: Christmas Stories from a Country Vet
(A collection of Christmas stores by veterinarian.)
2005 - Watch for a Cloud of Dust: More Memories of a Dixie Veterinarian 1989
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The Hero of the Herd: More Tales from a Country Veterinarian
Connections
John McCormack is married. His wife’s name is Jan. They have two children: Tom, Lisa.
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2000
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John McCormack Obituary - Athens, GA
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2019
- Where are they now? John McCormack - University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
