Roskolenko, Harry
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Roskolenko was born on the Lower East Side of New York in 1907. He ran off to sea at the age of 13 and at 21 became a Third Mate, sailing between America and Europe. During World War II he sailed as a Second officer with the U.S. Army Transport Service on ships running between Australia, New Guinea and the South Pacific. Roskolenko is the author of various volumes of poetry, novels and travel books.
From the description of When the bottle's bloody empty, pet [manuscript]. 1943-1976. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225842760
Harry Roskolenko was born in New York City in 1907, the son of Ukrainian immigrants. He was a poet, a novelist, a foreign news correspondent, and a travel writer. He also wrote several volumes of autobiography, including a memoir about his childhood, When I Was Last on Cherry Street. After a life of extensive travel throughout the world, he died of cancer in New York in 1980.
From the description of Harry Roskolenko collection, 1933-1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702163791
From the description of Harry Roskolenko collection, 1933-1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78138300
Harry Roskolenko was born in New York City, the son of Ukrainian immigrants. He was a poet, a novelist, a foreign news correspondent, and a travel writer. He also wrote several volumes of autobiography, including a memoir about his childhood, When I Was Last on Cherry Street . After a life of extensive travel throughout the world, he died of cancer in New York.
From the guide to the Harry Roskolenko collection, 1933-1952, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
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Subjects:
- Authors, American
- Poets, American
- Poets, American
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- Wages
- Writers, American
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- Authors
- Poets
- Poets
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- United States (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
