John C.; Mary E. Whitten; Winifred B. Horner; Suzanne S. Webb Hodges

John C. Hodges was an American educator and author best known for creating the Harbrace College Handbook, a widely-used writing and grammar reference guide first published in 1941. He collaborated with Mary E. Whitten, Winifred B. Horner, and Suzanne S. Webb on various editions of this influential handbook, which became a standard resource in American colleges and universities for teaching composition and writing mechanics.

Educational Reference Grammar and Composition Handbooks