Photo above: Hazel Clements, Photo courtesy of the Clements family. Editor’s note: In the history blog post, “Writers who changed outdoor journalism: The founding of OWAA”, Phil Bloom profiled four of OWAA’s founders — Morris Ackerman, Cal Johnson, Jack Miner and Edward G. Taylor. This installment looks at the other four founders – Hazel Clements, […]
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It could be fair to say the eight people who put their names on the statement creating the Outdoor Writers Association of America had little idea what the fledgling organization would become or that it would last as long as it has. Their collective interest was elevating the status of outdoor writers, which they felt
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By Phil Bloom First in a series Do a Google search on quotations about history and you’ll find plenty of people reflecting on the subject. For instance, British statesman Winston Churchill said, “The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” Poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou said, “The
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