Background
Terry, Marshall Northway was born on February 7, 1931 in Cleveland. Son of Marshall Northway and Margaret Louise (Carpenter) Terry.
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Land of Hope and Glory: A True Account of the Life and Times of Gen. Marcus Northway, Ret., and of the Character of His Eminent Friends (Northway Series)
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With Land of Hope and Glory, Marshall Terry continues the Northway family saga he began with Tom Northway and My Father’s Hands, covering one hundred years of American experience. In this latest novel, General Marcus Aurelius Northway, a homeopathic physician with deep faith in the curative powers of oil and whiskey, and his indomitable wife Ida Bailey Northway, bring on stage an intriguing set of characters who are their friendsLuther Burbank, Thomas Edison, Henry Fordas the Northways take part in American history between the Great War and the Great Depression and herald a new age.
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Marshall Northway Terry
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Marshall Northway Terry, American English language educator, author. Recipient Jesse H. Jones fiction award Texas Institute Letters, 1968, BestShort Story award S.W. Review, 1973, S.W. Writer of Year award, 1988, Willis M. Tate award Southern Methodist U., 1990, 94, Lon Tinkle award for continuing excellence in Letters, Texas Institute Letters, 1991.
Education
Student, Amherst College, 1949-1950; Student, Kenyon College, 1950-1951; Bachelor of Arts, Southern Methodist U., 1953; Master of Arts, Southern Methodist U., 1954.
Career
Teaching fellow English, Southern Methodist U., Dallas, 1954; director public relations, lecturer English, Southern Methodist U., 1957-1964; instructor English, Southern Methodist U., 1956, 65-67; assistant director, Southern Methodist U., 1968; associate professor, Southern Methodist U., 1969-1971; Professor of English, Southern Methodist U., since 1972; department chairman, Southern Methodist U., 1971-1975, 79-82; director creative writing program, Southern Methodist U. Book critic Dallas News, 1970-1975. President faculty senate Southern Methodist U., 1993-1994, associate provost, 1994-1998, Electronic Arts Lilly professor England, since 1998.
Works
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Land of Hope and Glory: A True Account of the Life and Times of Gen. Marcus Northway, Ret., and of the Character of His Eminent Friends (Northway Series)
( With Land of Hope and Glory, Marshall Terry continues t...)
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Land of Hope and Glory: A True Account of the Life and Times of Gen. Marcus Northway, Ret., and of the Character of His Eminent Friends (Northway Series)
Politics
When peaceful alternatives have failed, the force of arms may regretfully be preferable to unchecked aggression, tyranny and genocide.
Views
Church members should be close and caring to feel each other's pains and problems. The good of the whole body of the Christian society should be put before individual needs.
Membership
Past trustee Incarnate Word College, San Antonio. Secretary board of trustees Fort Burgwin Research Center, Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. Member American Association of University Professors (chapter president 1971), College Conference Teachers English, South Central Modern Language Association, Texas Institute Letters (president 1977-1979, councilor since 1980).
Connections
Married Antoinette Barksdale, September 5, 1953. Children: Antoinette Terry Bryant, Mary Marshall Terry Benton.
Awards
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Recipient Jesse H. Jones fiction award Texas Institute Letters, 1968, BestShort Story award S.W. Review, 1973, S.W. Writer of Year award, 1988, Willis M. Tate award Southern Methodist U., 1990, 94, Lon Tinkle award for continuing excellence in Letters, Texas Institute Letters, 1991.Recipient Jesse H. Jones fiction award Texas Institute Letters, 1968, BestShort Story award S.W. Review, 1973, S.W. Writer of Year award, 1988, Willis M. Tate award Southern Methodist U., 1990, 94, Lon Tinkle award for continuing excellence in Letters, Texas Institute Letters, 1991.