138:, as the only child of mother Adella (Brown) Anderson. His father, John Lonzo Anderson, was a "circuit rider, or country preacher" serving the local Northern Methodist community. Both of his parents worked at a country school: John Lonzo was the principal on weekdays, and Adella was a teacher. On February 20, 1905, ten days before his son was born—and almost one year after his marriage to Adella—he drowned in the vicinity of the
233:, Denmark, among other places, for its research. During that time, he undertook research for his works in nine foreign languages: "French, Spanish, Danish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Italian, Portuguese, and Latin, in that order of competence." Furthermore, he said in 1972: "Our chief interest outside of our work—perhaps even more than our work—is the brotherhood of man."
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269:, in the Hays County Nursing Home; Adams was living in San Marcos' Camlu locale at the time. Upon his death, he left behind "an unfinished manuscript of the conversations of two men trying to understand how each other's minds work", and in his will bequeathed royalties from
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The name I sign to letters and checks is John L. Anderson. The "L" stands for "Lonzo", my father's name. I use Lonzo
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841:"Requiem for a Mountain Divine"
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450:In 1968, Anderson and Adams'
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652:"Obit: John Lonzo Anderson"
311:(1973) as "a cross between
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190:(based on the life of the
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336:Night of the Silent Drums
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567:"John Lonzo Anderson"
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464:The Halloween Party
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