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Eddy L. Harris
Eddy L. Harris (born January 26, 1956) is an American writer of creative nonfiction and a filmmaker. Early life Harris was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and moved to St. Louis, Missouri, at 18 months of age. He graduated from the Saint Louis Priory School and Stanford University. Harris has worked as a Visiting Writer-in-Residence at Washington University in St. Louis and as a faculty member in Goucher College's writing program, and he lives in France. Writing career Harris published his first work, ''Mississippi Solo'', an account of his journey by canoe down the entire length of the nation's major waterway, in 1988. This work combined aspects of journalism, travel writing, autobiography and memoir, and personal reflection, and, as with Harris's subsequent works, focused specifically on questions of African-American identity in relation to history and place. ''Mississippi Solo'' was the 2003–2004 selection of Missouri ReadMOre, a statewide book-reading program, and Harri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion County was 977,203 in 2020. The " balance" population, which excludes semi-autonomous municipalities in Marion County, was 887,642. It is the 15th most populous city in the U.S., the third-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago and Columbus, Ohio, and the fourth-most populous state capital after Phoenix, Arizona, Austin, Texas, and Columbus. The Indianapolis metropolitan area is the 33rd most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S., with 2,111,040 residents. Its combined statistical area ranks 28th, with a population of 2,431,361. Indianapolis covers , making it the 18th largest city by land area in the U.S. Indigenous peoples inhabited the area dating to as early as 10,000 BC. In 1818, the Lenape relinquis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
