Ken Wells

About the Author

A Senior writer and features editor for page one of The Wall Street Journal. In 1982, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for The Miami Herald. He lives with his family outside Manhattan. (Bowker Author Biography)

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Works by Ken Wells

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Meely LaBauve (2000) 130 copies

Travels with Barley: A Journey Through Beer Culture in America (2004) 117 copies

Floating off the page : the best stories from the Wall Street journal's "Middle column" (2002) 116 copies

Junior's Leg: A Novel (2001) 58 copies

Crawfish Mountain: A Novel (2007) 51 copies

The Good Pirates of the Forgotten Bayous: Fighting to Save a Way of Life in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina (2008) 42 copies

Rascal: A Dog and His Boy (2010) 38 copies

Logan's Storm: A Novel (2002) 38 copies

Herd on the Street: Animal Stories from The Wall Street Journal (Wall Street Journal Book) (2003) 27 copies

Gumbo Life: Tales from the Roux Bayou (2019) 20 copies

Jaguar Versus Porsche: Battle for Le Mans, 1987 (1987) 7 copies

Jaguar Victory '88 (1988) 6 copies

Mercedes Magic: The Story of the 1989 Le Mans Race (1989) 5 copies

Cosworth (1987) 5 copies

Grand Prix Team Guide: Lotus, 1983-86 No. 16 (Kimberley's Grand Prix team guide) (1987) 4 copies

Jaguar Challenge: The Story of the 1986 Le Mans Race (1987) 3 copies

Jaguar: Victory '90: The Story of the 1990 Le Mans Race (1990) 3 copies

new god, new nation: protestants and self-reconstruction nationalism in korea, 1896-1937 (1991) 2 copies

Travels with Barley: A Journey Through Beer Culture in America (Wall Street Journal Book) (2007) 2 copies

Steeple Morden Strafers (1943-45) by Ken Wells (1994-08-02) (1994) 2 copies

Swamped! (2023) 2 copies

Gumbo Life (2019) 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1948-08-09
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Louisiana, USA
Places of residence: Manhattan, New York, USA
Education: BA English, Nicholls State University; Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA; 1971
MA Journalism, University of Missouri School of Journalism; Columbia, Missouri, USA; 1977

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Travels with Barley: A Journey Through Beer Culture… by Ken Wells

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laplantelibrary | 1 other review | Mar 26, 2022 |

Jaguar Versus Porsche: Battle for Le Mans, 1987 by Ken Wells

Jaguar

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FawknerMotoring | Jul 17, 2021 |

Logan's Storm: A Novel by Ken Wells

Meely LaBauve was the first book in the trilogy and I enjoyed reading it. Junior's Leg, the second book, was less interesting, mainly because the character Junior was a bad guy in the first book. Logan's Storm, the final book, was a chore to get through. While the writing is good, the story is way way over padded. I finally resorted to skimming the last 80 pages, just to get through it.

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bjkelley | Jun 2, 2020 |

Gumbo Life by Ken Wells

Its hard to believe you could write an entire book on gumbo. This is not that. It involves the chefs (their backgrounds) recipes, habitats of the ingredients and the spread of Louisiana cuisine across the nation. Of course, this is partially a biography of the author and his family. but it goes way beyond this. Frankly, the reason I read this book is that I am in a signed first edition book club. But now I am going to the grocery looking to buy Cajun and Creole products. Good book for a narrow audience.… (more)

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muddyboy | Jul 17, 2019 |

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