Kromer, Tom
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Name (Hebrew)
קרומר, טום, 1906-1969
Name (Latin)
Kromer, Tom
Other forms of name
Kromer, Thomas Michael, 1906-1969
Date of birth
1906
Date of death
1969
Occupation
Authors
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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MARC
Sources of Information
- His Waiting for nothing, and other writings, c1986:CIP t.p. (Tom Kromer) data sheet (b. 1906, d. 1969)
- LC data base, 5/2/85(hdg.: Kromer, Tom)
- Wikipedia, website viewed August 14, 2017(Tom Kromer; Thomas Michael Kromer (October 20, 1906--January 10, 1969) was an American writer known for his one novel, Waiting for Nothing, an account of vagrant or hobo life dring the 1930s; Kromer was born and raised in Huntington, West Virginia; he wrote his novel after five years of living as a hobo, riding trains and traveling across the United States; he spent 15 months in a CCC camp but was mostly living as a vagabond; he died in Cabell County, West Virginia)
Wikipedia description:
Thomas Michael Kromer (October 20, 1906 – January 10, 1969) was an American writer, mostly known for his Waiting for Nothing (1935), a semi-autobiographical novel of vagrant or hobo life during the Great Depression.
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