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''''Georgess McHargue''' (June 7, 1941 – July 18, 2011) was an American [[author]] and [[poet]]. ==Biography== McHargue was born in [[New York City]]. After working at [[Western Publishing|Golden Press]], she became an editor at [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]]. She had a long career working as an author, she published 35 books including many children's fiction books and nonfiction works on [[archaeology]], history, [[mythology]] and [[paranormal]]. She also wrote on [[folklore]] and occult topics.<ref>Adele Sarkissan. (1987). ''Something about the Author Autobiography Series''. Volume 4. Gale. p. 12</ref> She was nominated a [[National Book Award]] for her book ''The Beasts of Never'' (1988) and she wrote many reviews for [[The New York Times Book Review]].<ref>Gloria Negri . (2011). [http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2011/08/07/georgess_mchargue_author_of_books_for_young_readers/ ''Georgess McHargue'']. [[The Boston Globe|Boston Globe]].</ref> McHargue moved to [[Groton, Massachusetts]]. She edited reports in archaeology and [[history]] for Michael's Institute for Conservation Archaeology at Harvard's Peabody Museum and for their historic preservation company Timelines Inc.<ref>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lowellsun/obituary.aspx?n=georgess-mchargue&pid=152745781#fbLoggedOut Obituary for Georgess McHargue]</ref> Her book ''Facts, Frauds, and Phantasms: A Survey of the Spiritualist Movement'' (1972) was a [[Skepticism|skeptical]] study of [[spiritualism]]. The book exposed fraudulent [[Mediumship|mediums]] and was described in a review as a "well researched and intriguing case study in human gullibility."<ref>Book Review. [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/georgess-mchargue-10/facts-frauds-and-phantasms-a-survey-of-the-spir-2/ ''Facts, Frauds, and Phantasms; A Survey of the Spiritualist Movement'']. [[Kirkus Reviews]].</ref> ==Publications== '''Fiction''' *''The Horseman's Word'' (1988) *''See You Later, Crocodile'' (1988) *''The Turquoise Toad Mystery'' (1983) *''The Talking Table Mystery'' (1982) *''Stoneflight'' (1982) *''Funny Bananas: The Mystery in the Museum'' (1976) *''Private Zoo'' (1975) '''Non Fiction''' *''The Beasts of Never'' (1988) *''A Field Guide to Conservation Archaeology in North America'' (1977) *''Mummies'' (1972) *''Facts, frauds, and Phantasms: A Survey of the Spiritualist Movement'' (1972) *''The Impossible People: A History Natural and Unnatural of Beings Terrible and Wonderful'' (1972) ==See also== *[[Ruth Brandon]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://uugroton.org/News/books-by-georgess.pdf Books by Georgess McHargue] {{Authority control}} {{Lists of poets}} {{Spiritualism and spiritism}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McHargue, Georgess}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2011 deaths]] [[Category:American children's writers]] [[Category:American editors]] [[Category:American skeptics]] [[Category:Writers from New York City]] [[Category:American women poets]] [[Category:Women children's writers]] [[Category:20th-century American poets]] [[Category:20th-century women writers]]'