John O'Grady

John P. O'Grady

 John O'Grady

Creative Writing and Literary Arts

Nonfiction

 

John P. O’Grady is associate professor of English at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, where he teaches environmental writing and American literature. He is the author of Pilgrims to the Wild (University of Utah Press, 1993).

 

 grave goods

Grave Goods, 2001

Just because this is a collection of essays about psychics, murderers, strange disappearances, and occult phenomena doesn’t mean it isn’t funny. With wit, wry curiosity, and redemptive irony John P. O’Grady peels back the surface of the seemingly normal to reveal the dubious, the inexplicable, the outlandish

 pilgrims to the wild

Pilgrims to the Wild, 1993

Pilgrims to the Wild is a survey of American writers who have responded to their encounters with the natural world. In addition to offering a fresh interpretation of classic authors such a Thoreau and Muir, this book introduces readers to the less widely known but equally fascinating writers Clarence King and Mary Austin.