Episode #161 -- Scott O'Dell
It Was 20 Years Ago Today
English - October 16, 2009 03:50 - 5 minutes - 4.8 MB - ★★★★ - 2 ratingsHistory News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Thursday, October 15, 2009. Twenty years ago today, author Scott O'Dell died at the age of 91. I talk about O'Dell, his most famous book, and how his writing (and that of my other favorite books as a kid) influenced my reading interests -- and, by extension, helped inspire this podcast.