Jon Harp

Articles by Jon Harp

*W. Kelly Durham (’80 POSC)

Wade’s War is a novel with a Clemson connection. The main character, Wade Brook, is a Clemson graduate. He works for S.C. Senator Jimmy Byrnes, President Roosevelt’s top ally on Capitol Hill. Wade learns that the characters in pre-war Washington aren’t always what they seem to be as he finds himself ensnared in a web […]

*Laura Ann Garren (’80 ENGL, M ’97)

The Chattooga River: A Natural and Cultural History, published by The History Press, tells the story of one of the last free-flowing rivers in the Southeast, the National Wild and Scenic Chattooga River, made famous by the movie Deliverance. The book describes the flora, fauna, people and history of the river and its watershed.

*Leigh Anne Whitlock Hoover (’83 SED-EN)

Reading with Ralph, A Journey in Christian Compassion is an adult Christian book from Jan-Carol Publishing Inc. The book follows the friendship and unlikely relationship through reading between the author and her literacy student, Ralph. She is the author of the children’s books The Santa Train Tradition and Festus and His Fun Fest Favorites. More […]

Susan Echols ’97, M ’04 and Jason Smith

Life-changing to lifesaving We’ve all experienced moments when we were inspired to make a difference in others’ lives or pass on kindnesses experienced. Few have embraced a life-changing moment as Susan and Jason Smith of Clemson. In April 2011, the Smiths’ daughter, Emerson Rose, was born at the Medical University of South Carolina with a […]

Alumni writers in ‘State of the Heart’

An abandoned farm near Edgefield. An ancient bald cypress in Congaree National Park. A wildlife “enchantment” spot in Calhoun Falls State Park. Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge. Clemson’s own Class of ’39 Caboose Garden in the S.C. Botanical Garden. All are vivid places lodged in the minds of Clemson alumni writers. They’re among an album […]