Ernest Hemingway and His World: Ernest Hemingway was born in 1899 in Illinois and spent a great deal of time in northern Michigan. In 1918, Hemingway went to serve in World War I as an ambulance driver in the Italian Army. For his service, he was awarded the Italian Silver Medal of Bravery. When he wasn't writing, Hemingway spent most of his time on adventures such as; big-game hunting in Africa, bullfighting in Spain, and deep-sea fishing in Florida. Hemingway’s writing is predominately from real life experiences like having his first wife leave him for another man, his time in Europe, and about war. Hemingway won multiple Nobel prizes throughout his years of writing. He also survived multiple plane crashes before deciding to take his
