Howard Frank Mosher
Howard Frank Mosher was an American author of thirteen books: eleven fiction and two non-fiction. Much of his fiction takes place in the mid-20th century and all of it is set in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, usually in his fictional "Kingdom County".
His characters are often quirky, reflecting the distinctive peculiarities of the region's taciturn residents. The community struggle with changing times is often a theme, with the more traditional ways of rural Yankee life coming in conflict with an expanding, modern society. The last novel published during his lifetime was God's Kingdom.
Personal life
Mosher graduated from Cato-Meridian Central School, in Cato, New York, in 1960 and from Syracuse University in 1964. He taught English at Orleans High and Lake Region Union High School during his early years.Mosher lived with his wife, Phillis, in Irasburg, Vermont. They had a grown son and a daughter. He was a die-hard Red Sox fan, and this was a recurring element in his work. Mosher often developed a fictional character who would become obsessed with the fate of the Red Sox.