Record #:

21267

Author(s):

Hanes, Frank Borden

Abstract:

North Carolina author Peirson Ricks of Winston-Salem tragically committed suicide in April 1950. The author of three short stories, two hardcover books, and a book review, Ricks was discouraged by the failure of his novel 'The Hunter's Horn' and took his own life.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 51 Issue 2, Apr 1974, p190-200, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Authors; Ricks, Peirson, 1908-1950