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Richard Davis

Born:
Pen Name: Rick Davis

Connection to Illinois: Davis grew up on the Southside of Chicago. He graduated from Northern Illinois University and currently resides in Springfield.

Biography: After earning a degree in journalism from Northern Illinois University, Davis went to work as a newspaper reporter in Kankakee, Illinois. Since then, he has expanded his horizon and taken his career into the field of media strategy and public relations.


Awards:

Primary Literary Genre(s): Non-Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

Richard Davis on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=richard++davis


Selected Titles

Butterbean :
ISBN: 0964220253 OCLC: 31042283

Butterbean Productions, Chicago, IL : ©1994.

They call heroes mister :
ISBN: 0970361173 OCLC: 65184238

From his boyhood dreams of playing professional baseball to his rise as one of the most powerful men in Illinois, Jesse White has been a model of opportunity, compassion and excellence. Along the way he has helped save countless young peoples' lives and perhaps even their souls. When they call him Mister White, they do so with a reverence reserved for a war hero.

 

 

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