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Martin, Joseph Plumb
Martin, D. R. is member for American Heritage site since 2011.
Martin, D. R.
Martin, George is member for American Heritage site since 2011.
Martin, George

Justin Martin is a journalist, author, and public speaker. He has written several books on major American historical subjects, including Rebel Souls: Walt Whitman and America’s First Bohemians (2014), Genius of

Martin, Justin

Rebecca Martin is a free-lance writer in New York City with an interest in decorative arts.

Martin, Rebecca

COPYRIGHT© 1977 BY JOHN BARTLOW MARTIN Cordially yours, [Adlai E. Stevenson]’”

Martin, John Bartlow

John Stuart Martin was managing editor of TIME magazine until 1938, and the author of several books, including The Home Owners Tree Book, General Manpower Inc.; Learning to Gun: A Plain ‐ Spoken Manual for the

Martin, John Stuart

John A. Martini has been a historian of San Francisco for almost twenty-five years. His most recent work is Fortress Alcatraz , published by Pacific Monograph of Kailua, Hawaii.

Martini, John A.

∗ Martin E. Marty is Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, associate editor of The Christian Century , and author of many books, including the National Book Award

Marty, Martin E.
Marx, Wesley is member for American Heritage site since 2011.
Marx, Wesley

A graduate of Heidelberg University, Dr. Rudolph Marx has been practicing surgery in Los Angeles since 1923. He has written a number of articles on medical history, and is now working on a book on the medical

Marx, M.d., Rudolph

Harry Matthei retired from advertising last year and became a freelance writer. He died in February of this year.

Matthei, Harry

Mary Jane Matz is contributing editor of the magazine Opera News , published by the Metropolitan Opera Guild. She is the author of Stars in the Sun , a book about Metropolitan Opera singers, and of a

Matz, Mary Jane

A Civil War Album of Paintings by the Prince de Joinville included, in addition to this essay, an introduction by the Comte de Paris, the present Orleanist claimant to the French throne, and an article on

Maurois, AndreÉ

Stephen May writes frequently on the arts. The exhibit “The Paintings of Charles Burchfield: North by Midwest” will show at the Columbus Museum of Art in Columbus, Ohio, March 23 through May 18 before moving

May, Stephen

Martin Mayer is the author of more than twenty books, including Wall Street: Men and Money; Madison Avenue, USA; The Schools; The Bankers; The Lawyers; The Builders ; and, most recently, Making News . He

Mayer, Martin

Lida Mayo is chief historian of the Ordnance Corps, Department of the Army, and a contributor to the official U.S. Army in World War II series. Aside from this work, her special field of interest is American

Mayo, Lida

Kenneth McArdle was the associate editor of the Chicago Daily News and head of its editorial page. "He was scholarly, polished, sophisticated, learned and a very good writer," said Chicago Sun-Times columnist

Mcardle, Kenneth

Benjamin McArthur is a professor of history at Southern College in Tennessee. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. In 1984 Temple University Press published his book Actors and American

Mcarthur, Benjamin

Robert McBride has left behind his career as an intrepid aeronaut and is now editor of the Tennessee Historical Quarterly.

Mcbride, Robert M.

Shawn McBurney is a special assistant to Congressman Ed Royce, who represents California’s Thirty-ninth District.

Mcburney, Shawn

—Bruce McCall’s books include Zany Afternoons and Thin Ice: Coming of Age in Canada .

Mccall, Bruce

— Charles McCarry’s latest novel of intrigue is Lucky Bastard .

Mccarry, Charles

Joe McCarthy is the president of McCarthy Communications, Inc., and the former president of BKLYN Magazine. He was the writer and producer of a film, The Brave Man, about the Battle of Brooklyn during the

McCarthy, Joe

A former newspaper and radio-television journalist, Mr. McCarthy now lives and writes in Goshen, New Hampshire. There is no book-length biography of Vivian Burnett. His The Romantick Lady (Scribner’s, 1927

Mccarthy, Tom

—J. D. McClatchy’s new collection of poems is Hazmat . He teaches at Yale and is editor of The Yale Review .

Mcclatchy, J. D.

Wilfred M. McClay teaches American intellectual history at Tulane University in New Orleans. He is the author of The Masterless: Self and Society in Modern America (forthcoming from University of North

Mcclay, Wilfred M.

Bill McCloud served in the 147th Assault Support Helicopter company in Vietnam from March 1968 to March 1969. He taught for 30 years at Pryor Junior High School in Oklahoma. In 2009, Harvard purchased Mr.

McCloud, Bill

Susannah McCorkle appeared internationally and recorded seventeen albums as a cabaret singer, and she wrote previously for American Heritage about Ethel Waters, Bessie Smith, and Irving Berlin. She died in

Mccorkle, Susannah

Susannah McCorkle’s sixteenth CD, Someone to Watch Over Me — The Songs of George Gershwin , was released in April. Her articles on Ethel Waters and Bessie Smith have appeared in previous issues.

Mccorkle, Susanna

John R. McCormick is owner and president of the Communications Guild Company in Huntsville, Alabama.

Mccormick, John R.

Thomas K. McCraw, an associate professor of history at the University of Texas and current Iy a visiting professor at the Harvard School of Business Administration, is the author of TV A and the Power Fight

Mccraw, Thomas K.

David McCullough is an author, narrator, historian, and lecturer. He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and Francis Parkman Prizes. He has also earned the Los Angeles Times 

McCullough, David

John McDonough, who has written on jazz for many years for Down Beat and The Wall Street Journal, wrote the liner notes for the seventy-fifth-anniversary reissue of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band’s first

McDonough, John

Walter A. McDougall is Professor of History and the Alloy-Ansin Professor of International Relations at the University of Pennsylvania. A graduate of Amherst College and a Vietnam veteran, he received his Ph.D

McDougall, Walter A.

William S. McFeely (1930-2019) was an American historian and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Grant: A Biography (W. W. Norton, 1981). He was also the Lincoln Prize-winning author of Frederick Douglass (W.

McFeely, William S.

An associate professor at the University of Texas, Thomas F. McGann specializes in the history of Latin America. He is the author of Argentina, the United States and the Inter-American System, 1880–1914 , and

Mcgann, Thomas F.

Larry G. McKee, a writer and photographer, lives in Altoona.

Mckee, Larry G.

Mrs. McKee, who holds a Ph.D. in American studies, was Visiting Research Associate in Naval History at the Smithsonian Institution last year.

Mckee, Linda
Mckeen, Ona Lee is member for American Heritage site since 2011.
Mckeen, Ona Lee

James D. Hart, professor of English at the University of California, is the author of The Oxford Companion to American Literature and The Popular Book .

Mckeldin, Theodore R.

James McKinley is the author of Assassination in America .

Mckinley, James

Sam McKinney is coordinator of the Columbia River Heritage Program at the Oregon Historical Society. His recent book, Reach of Tide, Ring of History , was published by the Oregon Historical Society Press.

Mckinney, Sam

John McLaughlin is an Emeritus Professor of English at Clemson University, where he was head of the Humanities Division. He is the author of Jefferson and Monticello, about the life of Thomas Jefferson as seen

McLaughlin, Jack

Mike McLaughlin and his wife live in Winthrop, Massachusetts. They are deeply grateful to the members of the U.S.S. Maddox Association for all their assistance in writing this article, especially Ken and

Mclaughlin, Mike
Mcloughlin, William G. is member for American Heritage site since 2011.
Mcloughlin, William G.

Dr. McMahon is director of historical programs at Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute.

Mcmahon, Michal

Jodi McMaster, a Texas lawyer, is the author of the forthcoming Beyond Slip and Fall: Premises Liability for Paralegals (Estrin Publishing).

Mcmaster, Jodi

George McMillan wrote The Old Breed: A History of the First Marine Division in World War II; he served with the division in the Pacific theatre as a Marine combat correspondent. A former Guggenheim Fellow,

McMillan, George

Larry McMurtry is the author of twenty-nine novels, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lonesome Dove. His other works include two collections of essays, three memoirs, and more than thirty screenplays,

McMurtry, Larry

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