LRH - Biographical Data Part 3
ARS FAQ
Many falsehoods and inaccurate statements regarding
L.Ron Hubbard and the religion of Scientology have
been observed on ars. The purpose of this message is
to give you a sample of the true data.
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L. Ron Hubbard left college, again taking his quest to learn about
life out into the world. He directed two expeditions, the Caribbean
Motion Picture Expedition, a two-and-a-half month 5,000 mile voyage
aboard the four-masted schooner, Doris Hamlin, and the West Indies
Mineralogical Expedition, which completed the first mineralogical
survey of the island of Puerto Rico under U.S. rule. Upon his
return to the United States, and with scientific grants few and far
between, he began to write to support his research.
His primary outlets were those now-fabled pulp fiction magazines
that also helped launch the likes of Raymond Chandler, Edgar Rice
Burroughs and Dashiell Hammett. Although he contributed greatly to
what is now known as the golden age of science fiction, factually
Mr. Hubbard wrote in virtually every genre available to him -- from
adventure to mystery, Westerns to romance -- and science fiction
constituted only 17% of his prodigious output. As president of the
NewYork chapter of the American Fiction Guild he associated with
many of the greats of the day, including L. Sprague De Camp, Isaac
Asimov and Robert Heinlein, who remained a lifelong friend.
For more information go to the following URLs:
http://www.scientology.org
http://www.lronhubbard.org
http://www.dianetics.org
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