Editing Darrell Huff (section)

==Career==
Huff was born in [[Gowrie, Iowa]], and educated at the [[University of Iowa]], (BA 1938, MA 1939).<ref name="huffpuff">{{Cite journal|last=Reinhart|first=Alex|date=October 2014|title=Huff and puff|url=https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/13120292.v1|type=Preprint|url-status=live|journal=Significance|language=en|volume=11|issue=4|pages=28–33|doi=10.1111/j.1740-9713.2014.00765.x|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830194616/https://rss.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1740-9713.2014.00765.x|archive-date=30 August 2020|access-date=30 August 2020|doi-access=free}}</ref> Before turning to full-time writing in 1946, Huff served as editor of ''[[Better Homes and Gardens (magazine)|Better Homes and Gardens]]'' and ''[[Liberty (1924–1950)|Liberty]]'' magazine. As a freelancer, Huff produced hundreds of "How to" feature articles and wrote at least sixteen books, most of which concerned household projects. One of his biggest projects was a prize-winning home in [[Carmel-by-the-Sea, California]], where he lived until his death.