L. B. McGinnis

Larry Bruce McGinnis (April 7, 1941 – April 5, 2014),[1] also known as L. B. McGinnis and Bruce McGinnis, was a writer, poet and college professor. He was a professor of English at Amarillo College for 37 years.[1]

McGinnis was the author of four novels: The Fence (1979, ISBN 978-0814908211), Sweet Cane (1981, ISBN 978-0814908570), Reflections in Dark Glass: The Life and Times of John Wesley Hardin (1996, ISBN 978-1574410082),[2] and Dog Dreams (2007);[3] and a non-fiction book about a saddle maker: Schweitzer.[4]

McGinnis received the Amarillo College John F. Mead Faculty Excellence Award in 2000-2001.[5]

Death

McGinnis died on April 5, 2014 at Amarillo, Texas.

References

  1. 1 2 "Bruce McGinnis". Amarillo Globe-News.
  2. ↑ http://amarillo.com/stories/1999/09/26/fea_feature.shtml
  3. ↑ http://amarillo.com/stories/112507/fea_8986550.shtml
  4. ↑ "McGinnis Book Reception". Amarillo College.
  5. ↑ "Mead Award Recipients". Amarillo College.
  • Edith Guynes Stanley (April 9, 2014). "Larry Bruce McGinnis". Writer and college professor. Find a Grave. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
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