Vardis Fisher
Vardis Fisher was born in Annis, Idaho and lived in the Hagerman area. His schooling included the University of Utah and the University of Chicago. He not only attended these institutions, but was honored to teach there as well.
Mr. Fisher is one of Idaho's most prolific authors with nearly 40 titles to his credit. His best-known works include "Children of God," a history of Mormonism, and "The Mothers," a recount of the Donner Party. He also wrote a 12 volume series of novels on mankind's spiritual and intellectual history called "The Testament of Man." In 1935, Vardis Fisher directed the Federal Writer’s Project in Idaho and almost single-handedly wrote the "Idaho Guide" and the "Idaho Encyclopedia." Mr. Fisher died in July 1968 in Hagerman, Idaho. He was inducted into the Idaho's Hall of Fame in 1995. by Dee Klenck |
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