What is Howard Frank Mosher?
'''Howard Frank Mosher''' (June 16, 1942 – January 29, 2017) was an American author and retired high school teacher. He was known for his novels ''[[Where the Rivers Flow North]]'' (1978) and ''[[A Stranger In the Kingdom]]'' (1991). He was a [[Guggenheim Fellow]] in 1979, and is the 1981 recipient of the Literature Award bestowed by the [[American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fellows Finder: Howard Frank Mosher |url=http://www.gf.org/fellows/10355-howard-frank-mosher |access-date=2017-01-30 |archive-date=2014-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323180827/http://www.gf.org/fellows/10355-howard-frank-mosher |url-status=dead }}</ref> Mosher was born in [[Cato (town), New York|Cato]], [[New York]]. He studied at [[Syracuse University]] in 1964.<ref>[http://www.cabinet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071109/MILFORD01/71109025/-1/Milford01 Article on Mosher]{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He taught English in [[Vermont]] at [[Orleans High School (Vermont)|Orleans High]] and [[Lake Region Union High School]] during his early years. Mosher died of [[prostate cancer]] under [[hospice|hospice care]] in [[Irasburg, Vermont|Irasburg]], Vermont, aged 74.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://digital.vpr.net/post/howard-frank-mosher-who-reimagined-northeast-kingdom-dies |title=Howard Frank Mosher, Who Reimagined The Northeast Kingdom, Dies |last=Zind |first=Steve |date=January 29, 2017 |website=vpr.net |access-date=January 29, 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.howardfrankmosher.com Howard Frank Mosher Official Website] * [http://optimisticcurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2007/10/howard-frank-mosher-american-writer.html 2007 interview with The Optimistic Curmudgeon] {{DEFAULTSORT:Mosher, Howard Frank}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from prostate cancer]] [[Category:Educators from Vermont]] [[Category:Writers from New York (state)]] [[Category:Writers from Vermont