Background
Whitney, Thomas Porter was born on January 26, 1917 in Toledo. Son of Herbert Porter and Louise (Metzger) Whitney.
(Reality gives way to enchantment in the mountains of Bohe...)
Reality gives way to enchantment in the mountains of Bohemia one blustery January night when a little girl is ordered to find snowdrops by her cruel stepmother. The child knows that these delicate spring flowers do not grow in the middle of the winter, but what else can she do but obey? In the frozen woods she comes upon twelve magical brothers who make the impossible happen. This charming story about a little girl who sees all the twelve months of the year at once is a retelling of a traditional Czechoslovakian folktale by Samuel Marshak, one of Russia's greatest folklorists. The lyricism of Marshak's language is retained in this sensitive rendering by the distinguished translator Thomas P. Whitney. Diane Stanley's dazzling watercolor illustrations enhance the telling. The opulence of her patterned textures, the intricacy of her decorative details capture the flavor of long-ago Bohemia while at the same time transforming the landscape into a world of fantasy in which flowers can indeed bloom in wintertime. This exquisite picture book will enchant readers for many years to come.
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Whitney, Thomas Porter was born on January 26, 1917 in Toledo. Son of Herbert Porter and Louise (Metzger) Whitney.
Children by previous marriages: John Herbert, Louise Whitney Christofferson, Julia Forrestel. Graduate, Phillips Exeter Academy, 1934. Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude, Amherst College, 1937.
Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1940.
Instructor social science Bennett College, 1940-1941. Social science analyst Office of Strategic Services, Washington, 1941-1944;attache, chief economics section United States Embassy, Moscow, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1944-1947. Staff correspondent Associated Press of America, Moscow, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1947-1953.
Bureau chief, 1953.
Foreign newsanalyst Associated Press of America, New York City, 1953-1959. Proprietor Whitney Book Shops Connecticut,1975. President Book Call, New Canaan, Connecticut, 1982.
(Reality gives way to enchantment in the mountains of Bohe...)
Trustee Julia A. Whitney Foundation, Washington. Member of American Society of Composers, Saratoga Reading Rooms, Thoroughbred American, Century Association, Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association American Center, The Brook Club (New York ), Overseas Press Club American, Alpha Delta Phi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Tryphena Gray (divorced). Children: John Herbert, Louise Whitney Christofferson. Married Yulya Zapolskaya (deceased 1965).
Married Judith Forrestel (divorced). 1 child Julia; Married Marguerite Carusone, September 21, 1974.