- Thurston Clarke
Thurston Clarke (b.
11 March 1946 inNew York City ) is an American writer andhistorian best known for general interestnon-fiction , although he has also written one work offiction . He was educated atYale University ,Columbia University and theSchool of Oriental and African Studies ."His enthusiasm is infectious...he entertains and illuminates, writing gracefully, and with a fine sense of irony... He's funny and he's fair and he swims well against powerful cultural cross-currents." "New York Times Book Review"
Thurston Clarke is the author of eleven books of nonfiction and fiction. His most recent work is "The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America" (Henry Holt, 2008).
His books have been chosen as Notable Books of the Year and Editors’ Choice by the New York Times Book Review, made into a television mini-series and used as the basis for documentaries, serialized in newspapers around the world, and translated into eight foreign languages.
Thurston Clarke is a frequent speaker on writing, modern history, travel, and other topics. He has spoken at the New York Public Library and Key West Writers Conference, on Public Radio and C-Span, and at colleges, clubs, and cultural organizations throughout the United States and internationally. He lives with his wife and three daughters in the Adirondacks, in upstate New York.
Bibliography
*"Dirty Money" (1975) co-author
*"The Last Caravan" (1978)
*"By Blood and Fire: The Attack on theKing David Hotel " (1981)
*"Lost Hero: The Mystery ofRaoul Wallenberg " (1982)
*"Thirteen O'Clock" (1984) novel
*"Equator: A Journey" (1988)
*"Pearl Harbor Ghosts" (1991)
*"California Fault" (1996)
*"Searching for Crusoe" (2001)-reprinted as "Islomania"
*"Ask Not: the Inauguration of John F Kennedy and the Speech That Changed America" (2004)
*"The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America" (2008)External links
* [http://www.thurstonclarke.com Official website]
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