Carl Carmer

Carl Lamson Carmer (October 16, 1893 – September 11, 1976) was an American writer of nonfiction books, memoirs, and novels, many of which focused on American myths, folklore, and tales. His most famous book, Stars Fell on Alabama, was an autobiographical story of the time he spent living in Alabama. He was considered one of America's most popular writers during the 1940s and 1950s. Quotes Alabama is more than one of the States. It is another country. The Congo is not more different from Massachusetts or Kansas or California. Alabama is a land with a spell on it — not a good spell always. It is as often "conjured" as enchanted. "Alabama: Material for a Dramatist's Note-Book", in Theatre Arts Monthly, vol. 14, no. 12 (December 1930) p. 1022. Re-used in Stars Fell on Alabama (New York: The Literary Guild, 1934) foreword, p. xiv External links Category:Memoirists from the United States Category:Non-fiction authors from the United States Category:Novelists from the United States Category:People from New York (state) Category:Harvard University alumni Category:1893 births Category:1976 deaths