Thurston Clarke
Thurston Clarke (born 1946) is an American historian, author and journalist.
Education and career
Clarke was educated at Yale University, Columbia University and the School of Oriental and African Studies, London.
Clarke is the author of twelve books, the most recent of which is JFK's Last Hundred Days: The Transformation of a Man and the Emergence of a Great President (2013).
Clarke is a frequent speaker on topics such as writing, modern history and travel. He lives with his wife and three daughters in the Adirondacks, in upstate New York. His daughter, Sophie Clarke, was the winner of Survivor: South Pacific, the 23rd season of the popular CBS reality television show.
Thurston Clarke is the son in law of British Ambassador Julian Bullard.
List of works
Non-fiction
- Dirty Money: Swiss Banks, the Mafia, Money Laundering, and White Collar Crime (1975) (with John J. Tigue)[1]
- The Last Caravan (1978)[2]
- By Blood and Fire: The Attack on the King David Hotel (1981)[3]
- Lost Hero: The Mystery of Raoul Wallenberg (1982) (with Frederick E. Werbell)[4]
- Equator: A Journey (1988)[5]
- Pearl Harbor Ghosts (1991)[6]
- California Fault: Searching for the Spirit of a State Along the San Andreas (1996)[7]
- Searching for Crusoe: A Journey Among the Last Real Islands (2001)[8] (reprinted as Islomania)
- Ask Not: The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the Speech That Changed America (2004)[9]
- The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America (2008)[10]
- JFK's Last Hundred Days (2013)
Fiction
- Thirteen O'Clock (1984)[11]
References
- ↑ "Dirty money". Open Library. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ↑ "The last caravan". Open Library. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ↑ "By blood and fire". Open Library. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Lost hero". Open Library. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Equator". Open Library. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Pearl Harbor ghosts". Open Library. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ↑ Cahill, Tim (April 28, 1996). "Feeling the Earth Move". The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ↑ McCullough, David Willis (June 3, 2001). "Temptation Islands". The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Ask not". Open Library. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ↑ Lenderking, Bill (May 2008). "The Last Campaign book review". AARP. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ↑ Herrick, William (September 16, 1984). "In short". The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
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