Background
Sherman, John Judson was born on April 3, 1944 in Portland, Indiana, United States. Son of John F. and Dorothy I. Sherman.
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Santa Fe: A Pictorial History
(Pictorial History of Santa Fe)
Pictorial History of Santa Fe
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New Faces at the Crossroads: The World in Central Indiana
( Until recently, central Indiana has not truly reflected...)
Until recently, central Indiana has not truly reflected the sheer diversity of races, religions, cultures, and ethnic backgrounds of the rest of the world. In recent decades and especially in the first years of the 21st century, however, cities, towns, and rural areas of the central portion of the Hoosier state have welcomed an increasing number of new residents who constitute a surprisingly broad and diverse cross section of world citizens. To capture and celebrate these changes, New Faces at the Crossroadsfeatures portraits of 30 recent newcomers from around the world by award-winning photographer Jeffrey A. Wolin, accompanied by stories of why they came to the area and their perspectives on living there. Together with John Sherman's text describing changes and additions to the region's population, these striking photographs show that central Indiana is no longer just the Crossroads of America: It is the crossroads of the world.
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Taos: A Pictorial History
(John Sherman wrote Taos: A Pictorial History as a compani...)
John Sherman wrote Taos: A Pictorial History as a companion volume to his popular, award-winning book, Santa Fe: A Pictorial History. Exhaustive research in public and private archives, scores of interviews with old-timers, other authors, historians, photographers, etc. led to the Taos book that contains 250 photographs, most of which have never been published elsewhere. Not only are there photos, there are rich, detailed descriptions of Taos life that accompany each photo, plus a series of chapters that take the reader from the earliest days of the Taos Pueblo to modern town and pueblo life.
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War Stories: A Memoir of Nigeria and Biafra by Sherman, John (2002) Paperback
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Marjorie Main : Rural Documentary Poetry
(Poems about growing up on a farm in Indiana in the 1940s ...)
Poems about growing up on a farm in Indiana in the 1940s and 1950s. The manuscript for "Marjorie Main" earned the poet a Finalist Position in the Academy of American Poets' Walt Whitman Prize competition. Illustrated with period photos.
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Santa Fe a Pictorial History
(From Foreword: This book visually document sin comprehens...)
From Foreword: This book visually document sin comprehensive and systematic fashion the centuries-old history of the Santa Fe area, beginning even with the archeological evidence of those who lived here before the Spaniards arrived. Utilizing reproductions of plans, sketches, archival records, portraits, and particularly photographs, the author has narrated the story of the oldest capital from its founding in 1610 as a villa and the northernmost outpost of the Spanish colonial frontier through the development of its rich, multicultural heritage during three political sovereignties.
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War Stories: A Memoir of Nigeria and Biafra
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War Stories: A Memoir of Nigeria and Biafra by John Sherman tells the story of an American who served with a food/medical team operated by the International Committee of the Red Cross during the civil war in Nigeria in the late 1960s. It contains flashbacks to the time when the author had been a Peace Corps Volunteer in the same area of West Africa (in 1966-67). The book has 16 pp. of photographs taken by the author during the war and also includes illustrations of some memorabilia of Nigeria and Biafra collected by the author. Front matter includes a chronology of events for Nigeria and Biafra, 1960-70, and maps of the area, along with a glossary, to provide readers with perspective on the situations described in the book. The memoir began as a diary kept by John Sherman when he lived in West Africa in the late 1960s. Sherman arrived in Nigeria in September 1966 as a Peace Corps Volunteer teacher assigned to a school in the then-Eastern Region of the country. On May 30, 1967, the Eastern Region seceded and became the Republic of Biafra. Civil war soon followed and Sherman was evacuated. He spent the next year with the Peace Corps in Malawi, in southeastern Africa, then returned to Nigeria to work with the International Committee of the Red Cross. At first, he was assigned to work at the airport at Lagos, then the country's capital. Soon, he was sent to work with a food/medical team in an area that had been, briefly, a part of Biafra but was now again in Nigerian hands. Sherman worked with a doctor and two nurses and several young men who were responsible for distributing the food each day at clinics where they treated hundreds and fed thousands of people who were struggling to survive the horrible conditions brought about by the war. Sherman's book brings the reader uncomfortably close to the horrors of war, especially how it affects those least responsible for the war -- the children. The team he served with attempted to save the lives of hundreds of children every day, many of whom were suffering from kwashiorkor -- extreme malnutrition. The book shows Sherman's evolution from being pro-Biafran (he had attempted to return to Biafra, but was unable to get there, so he joined the Red Cross on the Nigerian side of the civil war) to someone who saw the good and evil on both sides and who quickly understood the futility of all war, particularly the one he became so personally involved in.
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John Judson Sherman
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John Judson Sherman, writer, small business owner. Finalist Walt Whitman award, Academy American Poets, 1981; recipient 1st prize Poetry in the Gallery, Writers' Center Indianapolis, 1999, 1st prize Poetry, Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library., 1989; grantee Poetry Reading grant, Florida Endowment for the Humanities, 1981, Indiana Arts Commission, 2000, 2002, 2004; Creative Renewal Arts fellowship, Art Council Indianapolis, 2005-2006.
Education
Bachelor in Journalism and English, Indiana University, 1966. Postgraduate in African studies, University Ghana, Legon, 1973. Certified in French studies, Alliance Francaise, Kinshasa, Zaire, 1974.
Career
Teacher Ascension High School, Eleme, Nigeria, 1966—1967, Mlanje Day Secondary School, Mlanje, Malawi, 1967—1968, Food & Medical Team International Committee of Red Cross, Lagos and Elele, Nigeria, 1968, West Side High School, Gary, Indiana, 1969—1970. Placement officer United States Peace Corps, Washington, 1970—1971, assistant to deputy director Accra, Ghana, 1971—1973, from African programs coordinator to programmer Washington, 1975—1977. National director American Field Service, Accra, Ghana, 1971—1973.
Teacher Ecole de Langue Anglaise, Kinshasa, 1973—1974, Zaire-American Language Institute, Kinshasa, 1974—1975. Instructor Georgetown University- American Language Institute, Washington, 1975—1975, Federal City College, Washington, 1975. Director public relations and development St. Catherine Indian School, Santa Fe, 1978—1983.
Editor El Palacio Magazine-Museum New Mexico, 1984—1985. Managing editor Indiana Business Magazine, Indianapolis, 1985—1986. Accountant executive Borshoff Ketchum Public Relations, 1986.
Manager Travel Agency Marketing RCI, 1986—1989. Mgr, public relations Resort Condominiums International, Indianapolis, 1989—1991. Principal & owner Sherman & Company Public Relations, since 1991.
Achievements
Works
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War Stories: A Memoir of Nigeria and Biafra
(War Stories: A Memoir of Nigeria and Biafra by John Sherm...)
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Santa Fe a Pictorial History
(From Foreword: This book visually document sin comprehens...)
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New Faces at the Crossroads: The World in Central Indiana
( Until recently, central Indiana has not truly reflected...)
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Taos: A Pictorial History
(John Sherman wrote Taos: A Pictorial History as a compani...)
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Marjorie Main : Rural Documentary Poetry
(Poems about growing up on a farm in Indiana in the 1940s ...)
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Santa Fe: A Pictorial History
(Pictorial History of Santa Fe)
- America is a Negro child: Race poems
- War Stories: A Memoir of Nigeria and Biafra by Sherman, John (2002) Paperback
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War Stories: A Memoir of Nigeria and Biafra
Membership
National advisory committee American Field. Service, New York City, 1995—1997. Marketing committee American Pianists Association, Indianapolis, 1991—1998.
Honorary director Indiana State Museum Foundation, 2000—2003. Public relations coordinator American Field Service Central Indiana, 1991—1997. Marketing committee History Landmarks Foundation Indiana, 1994—2002.
President, board directors Indiana State Museum Society, 1996—1998. Board directors International Center Indianapolis, 1992—1994, Child Advisers Inc., 2005—2009. Member, board directors Indianapolis Press Club, 2004—2006, Indianapolis Public Relations Society, 2004—2008, president, 2007.
Member, board directors Santa Fe Press Club, Santa Fe History Society, Fairview Cemetery Preservation Association, 1978—1985. Member of American Society of Composers, Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association Center United States of America, Indianapolis Public Relations Society, Authors Guild.
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Married Lois Marie McGowan. Children: Chizoma, David.
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Finalist Walt Whitman award, Academy American Poets, 1981. Recipient 1st prize Poetry in the Gallery, Writers' Center Indianapolis, 1999, 1st prize Poetry, Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library., 1989. Grantee Poetry Reading grant, Florida Endowment for the Humanities, 1981, Indiana Arts Commission, 2000, 2002, 2004. Creative Renewal Arts fellowship, Art Council Indianapolis, 2005-2006.Finalist Walt Whitman award, Academy American Poets, 1981. Recipient 1st prize Poetry in the Gallery, Writers' Center Indianapolis, 1999, 1st prize Poetry, Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library., 1989. Grantee Poetry Reading grant, Florida Endowment for the Humanities, 1981, Indiana Arts Commission, 2000, 2002, 2004.
Creative Renewal Arts fellowship, Art Council Indianapolis, 2005-2006.