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Hartt Partridge Wixom (1933 – 2017) was an American writer who specialized in the topics of hunting, fishing, wildlife and
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(LDS) history. His most recent works focus on early LDS history: ''Jacob Hamblin'' (2008), ''Profiles in Mormon Courage'' (2007), and ''Critiquing the Critics of Joseph Smith'' (2005). Another book on early LDS history, ''Edward Partridge'' (1998), is a biography of Wixom's great-great-grandfather, the first presiding bishop of the LDS church. In 1998 Wixom gave the annual
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Lecture at
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on the subject of Jacob Hamblin. In 2009 Wixom was the featured speaker at the annual Jacob Hamblin Days celebration in
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. Hunting and fishing books by Wixom include ''Fishing: The Extra Edge'' (2006), ''Personalized Fishing Guide to Utah'' (2001), ''Improve the World, Go Fishing'' (1999), ''Fishing and Hunting Guide to Utah'' (1990), ''Elk and Elk Hunting'' (1986), and ''Penny Pinching Guide to Bigger Fish and Better Hunting'' (1980). Wixom helped organize the first chapter of
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in 1965, serving as its first president. Wixom co-authored the book ''When Angels Intervene to Save the Children'' (originally entitled ''Trial by Terror'' and first published in 1987; revised and updated 1994) with his wife, Judene Wixom, on the
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of 1986 in which their 12-year-old son Kamron was taken hostage;
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made the television movie ''To Save the Children'' in 1994, based on that book. In 2015 the book was retitled ''The Cokeville Miracle: When Angels Intervene'' and made into the feature film ''
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'' by filmmaker T.C. Christensen. Wixom also published a work of fiction in 1998, ''Benjamin Lowery'' and authored the written portion of the graphic arts book ''Utah'', published in 1974. Wixom graduated in 1951 from
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, received bachelor's and master's degrees in communications from
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(BYU) in Provo, Utah, and completed some post graduate work in history at the
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. Starting his career in journalism prior to 1960, Wixom served as editor-in-chief of BYU's ''
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''. By 1961, ''
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'', a daily newspaper in Salt Lake City, Utah, had hired Wixom as an outdoor sports writer. In 1970, ''
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'' magazine named Wixom their Rocky Mountain field editor, a position he held for 5 years. Wixom was the founding editor of his own ''Utah Outdoors'' magazine and served as Wyoming editor for ''Western Outdoors'' magazine from 1981-86 after moving to that state in 1981. He was also a frequent contributor to the monthly periodicals ''
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'' and ''
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'' and served as chairman of the Fish Committee, Utah Wildlife Federation. During the 1960s and 70s, Wixom's interests in hunting and fishing brought him into contact with wildlife conservationists and environmentalists working to preserve or restore clean air and water in the
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. As he became increasingly outspoken in favor of federal regulations for clean air and water, ''The Deseret News'' named him their environmental editor, the first of its kind in the
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. Wixom collaborated with actor
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in 1972 to preserve the free flow of the
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through central Utah.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wixom, Hartt 1933 births 2017 deaths American male non-fiction writers American Latter Day Saint writers Place of birth missing 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American non-fiction writers Writers from Salt Lake City Brigham Young University alumni