Robert Sherrill (1924–2014)
Auteur de Gothic politics in the Deep South : stars of the new Confederacy
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Robert Glenn Sherrill (December 24, 1924 - August 19, 2014) was an American investigative journalist and longtime contributor to The Nation, Texas Observer, and many other magazines. Sherrill was born in Frogtown, Georgia and attended the University of Texas. He became a reporter for the Miami afficher plus Herald, the Texas Observer and the Washington Post. He authored many books on politics and society including a biography about Hubert Humphrey (The Drugstore Liberal) in 1968. He also wrote Military Justice Is To Justice as Military Music Is To Music (1970), The Saturday Night Special (1973), The Last Kennedy (1976) and The Oil Follies of 1970-1980: How the Petroleum Industry Stole the Show (And Much More Besides) (1983). His biography of Lyndon Johnson (The Accidental President) was on the New York Times best sellers list. He also wrote Gothic Politics in the Deep South, and the textbook Why They Call it Politics: A Guide to America's Government. Sherrill was a resident of Washington, D.C., and he later moved to Tallahassee, Florida, where he died on August 19, 2014. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Œuvres de Robert Sherrill
First Amendment Felon: The Story of Frank Wilkinson, His 132,000 Page FBI File and His Epic Fight for Civil Rights and… (2005) 12 exemplaires
The oil follies of 1970-1980: How the petroleum industry stole the show (and much more besides) (1983) 7 exemplaires
Johnson, el presidente accidental 1 exemplaire
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- Nom légal
- Sherrill, Robert Glenn
- Date de naissance
- 1924-12-24
- Date de décès
- 2014-08-19
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Frogtown, Georgia, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Tallahassee, Florida, USA
- Études
- Pepperdine University
University of Texas - Professions
- journalist
- Organisations
- Texas Observer
The Washington Post
The Nation
I. F. Stone's Weekly
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