Lynne Olson
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Lynne Olson (born August 19, 1949) is an American author, historian and journalist.[1] She was born on August 19, 1949 and is married to Stanley Cloud, with whom she often writes.[2] In 1969 she graduated from University of Arizona.[2] Before becoming a writer she worked for the Associated Press and the Baltimore Sun.[3] She has written several books on the history of the World War II era, which have received positive critical reviews.[4]
Awards and honors
In 2002 she won the Christopher Award for her book Freedom's Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement from 1830 to 1970.[2][5]
Selected bibliography
- The Murrow Boys: Pioneers on the Front Lines of Broadcast Journalism (1996, with Stanley Cloud) ISBN 978-0395680841
- Freedom's Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement from 1830 to 1970 (2002) ISBN 978-0684850139
- A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II (2003, with Stanley Cloud) ISBN 978-0375726255
- Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour (2011) ISBN 978-0812979350
- Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941 (2013) ISBN 978-0812982145
- Last Hope Island: Britain, Occupied Europe, and the Brotherhood That Helped Turn the Tide of War (2017) ISBN 978-0812997354
- Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler (2019) ISBN 978-0812994766
References
- ^ 'Those Angry Days' and '1940' by JACOB HEILBRUNN; The New York Times, July 25, 2013
- ^ a b c "Contemporary Authors Online". Biography in Context. Gale. 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- ^ Lynne Olson.com - About Accessed Dec 7 2015
- ^ Those Angry Days By Danny Heitman; The Christian Science Monitor MARCH 27, 2013
- ^ "The Christophers, Inc". www.christophers.org. Archived from the original on 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
