General Zod
2018-12-11 23:24:45 UTC
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/donald-mccaig-award-winning-chronicler-of-rural-life-and-civil-war-dies-at-78/2018/11/18/646d2030-eb44-11e8-96d4-0d23f2aaad09_story.html?utm_term=.12b56b77ad61
Obituaries
Donald McCaig, award-winning chronicler of rural life and Civil War, dies at 78
Writing under various pseudonyms as well as his own name, Mr. McCaig penned a book of poetry, “Last Poems” (1975); crime thrillers such as “The Man Who Made the Devil Glad” (1986); book reviews and other articles for The Washington Post; and an essay collection, “An American Homeplace” (1992), which mixed history and humor in its accounts of sheep dogs, daily chores and — on rare occasions — himself.
“I am built funny,” he observed in one typically self-deprecating essay, “The General’s Suit.” “Picture Mark Twain’s head on Ichabod Crane’s body. Now hold your mental picture to the light and crumple it. That’s the idea.”
Matt Schudel contributed to this report.
Obituaries
Donald McCaig, award-winning chronicler of rural life and Civil War, dies at 78
Writing under various pseudonyms as well as his own name, Mr. McCaig penned a book of poetry, “Last Poems” (1975); crime thrillers such as “The Man Who Made the Devil Glad” (1986); book reviews and other articles for The Washington Post; and an essay collection, “An American Homeplace” (1992), which mixed history and humor in its accounts of sheep dogs, daily chores and — on rare occasions — himself.
“I am built funny,” he observed in one typically self-deprecating essay, “The General’s Suit.” “Picture Mark Twain’s head on Ichabod Crane’s body. Now hold your mental picture to the light and crumple it. That’s the idea.”
Matt Schudel contributed to this report.