Dickerson, Robert B.
August 22, 1955—
Place of Birth: Detroit, MI
Place of Principal Residence: Cheboygan, MI
Biography
Robert B. Dickerson Jr. was born on August 22, 1955 in Detroit, Michigan to Robert and Anne Dickerson. He graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit with a B.A in 1974 and and again from the Universitate de Valencia in Spain with a B.A in 1979. While in Spain, Dickerson was a high school teacher. Upon returning to the United States, he took various managerial/executive positions such as editor at Reference Publications in Algomac, Michigan, senior vice-president at Rand Communications in Arlington, Virginia, and as president of Saville Books in Washington, D.C. Dickerson was later appointed Director of Public Education at the George Washington University School of Medicine. Mr. Dickerson now resides in Cheboygan, Michigan.
Dickerson’s writings are non-fiction, historical and informative. He has contributed to publications such as the Concise Dictionary of Indian Tribes of North America (Reference, 1980), The Power of Prevention and The Power of Prevention Cookbook (Saville, 1988 and 1991, respectively), an article in volume three of Encyclopedia Africana (Reference, 1992), and authored two books, Final Placement(Reference, 1982) and Serpent in the Summer (Simon and Schuster, 1993). Dickerson now lives in Cheboygan, MI during the summer and in Max Meadows, VA during the winter.
Selected Works:
- Concise Dictionary of Indian Tribes of North America (1980)
- The Power of Prevention (1988)
- Serpent in the Summer (1993)
Critical Reception:
Final Placement; a Guide to Death, Funerals, and Burials of Notable Americans, a book about cemeteries and burials of 200 famous Americans, was nominated by the American Library Association for Book of the Year in the field of history in 1983. The Los Angeles Times book reviewer, Carolyn See, said of Final Placement, “This book is a pleasure to read.”