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Robert F. Jones
American novelist (1934–2002)
For the politician, see Robert Franklin Jones.
Robert Francis Jones (May 26, 1934 – December 18, 2002)[1] was a novelist and an outdoor writer for Sports Illustrated and Field & Stream.
Many of his novels contain fantastic and/or surrealistic elements, causing some critics to label his work slipstream.
In the year , two young brothers journey into the Wild West to seek their fortune; little do they know they're embarking on the adventure of their lives.
Jones' archive resides at the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia.
Born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jones graduated with honors from the University of Michigan in 1956 and then served in the United States Navy as an ensign, with sea duty in the western Pacific.
After his military service, he was a reporter for the Milwaukee Sentinel newspaper in 1959 and then went to Time magazine in 1960. Jones transferred to its sister publication Sports Illustrated in 1968, where he covered the outdoors and a variety of sports, including motor sports and pro fo