Lynne Olsen (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]
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, history, with Stanley Cloud) ISBN 978-0395680841
- Freedom's Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement from 1830 to 1970 (2002, history) ISBN 978-0684850139
- A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II (2003, history, with Stanley Cloud) ISBN 978-0375726255
- Troublesome Young Men: The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England (2007, history) ISBN 978-0374531331
- Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941 (2013, history) ISBN 978-0812982145
- Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour (2011) ISBN 978-0812979350
References[]
- ↑ 'Those Angry Days' and '1940' by JACOB HEILBRUNN; The New York Times, July 25, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Contemporary Authors Online". Gale. 2014. http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/BiographiesDetailsPage/BiographiesDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=BIC1&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&display-query=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Biographies&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&search_within_results=&p=BIC1&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CH1000166124&source=Bookmark&u=mlin_n_umass&jsid=1464320e6d8effcd6b78c2ed01b396b5.
- ↑ Lynne Olson.com - About Accessed Dec 7 2015
- ↑ Those Angry Days By Danny Heitman; The Christian Science Monitor MARCH 27, 2013
- ↑ "The Christophers, Inc.". http://www.christophers.org/page.aspx?pid=260.
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