Thurston Clarke (born 1946) is an American historian, author and journalist.
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| Occupation | Historian, journalist |
| Notable awards | Lowell Thomas Award for Travel Literature |
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Education and career
editClarke was educated at Yale University, Columbia University and the School of Oriental and African Studies, London.[citation needed]
Clarke is the author of thirteen books, the most recent of which is Honorable Exit: How a Few Brave Americans Risked All to Save Our Vietnamese Allies at the End of the War.[1]
Clarke is a frequent speaker on topics such as writing, modern history and travel and has appeared in documentaries.[2]
Honors and awards
editClarke is the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship.[3] He has also received the Lowell Thomas Award for Travel Literature.[4]
Personal life
editHe lives with his wife and three daughters in the Adirondacks, in upstate New York.[3] 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 former British Ambassador Julian Bullard.[citation needed]
List of works
editNon-fiction
edit- Dirty Money: Swiss Banks, the Mafia, Money Laundering, and White Collar Crime (1975) (with John J. Tigue)[5]
- The Last Caravan (1978)[6]
- By Blood and Fire: The Attack on the King David Hotel (1981)[7]
- Lost Hero: The Mystery of Raoul Wallenberg (1982) (with Frederick E. Werbell)[8]
- Equator: A Journey (1988)[9]
- Pearl Harbor Ghosts (1991)[10]
- California Fault: Searching for the Spirit of a State Along the San Andreas (1996)[11]
- Searching for Crusoe: A Journey Among the Last Real Islands (2001)[12] (reprinted as Islomania)
- Ask Not: The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy and The Speech That Changed America (2004)[13]
- The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America (2008)[14]
- JFK's Last Hundred Days: The Transformation of a Man and The Emergence of a Great President (2013)
- Honorable Exit: How a Few Brave Americans Risked All to Save Our Vietnamese Allies at the End of the War (2019)
Fiction
edit- Thirteen O'Clock (1984)[15]
References
edit- ^ Clarke, Thurston (2019). Honorable Exit: How a Few Brave Americans Risked All to Save Our Vietnamese Allies at the End of the War. ISBN 978-0385539647.
- ^ "Thurston Clarke". IMDb.
- ^ a b "Thurston Clarke - Authors - Macmillan". US Macmillan.
- ^ Gould, Jim (2001). Rooted in Rock: New Adirondack Writing, 1975-2000. Syracuse, N.Y.: Adirondack Museum/Syracuse University Press. p. 52. ISBN 0815607016. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ Dirty money. Open Library. 1975. ISBN 9780671219659. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ The last caravan. Open Library. 1978. ISBN 9780399119002. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ By blood and fire. Open Library. 1982. ISBN 9780099284307. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ Lost hero. Open Library. 1982. ISBN 9780070694101. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ Equator. Open Library. 1988. ISBN 9780688069018. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ Pearl Harbor ghosts. Open Library. 1991. ISBN 9780688083014. 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. October 8, 2004. ISBN 9780805072136. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ Lenderking, Bill (May 2008). "The Last Campaign book review". AARP. Archived from the original on April 2, 2009. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ Herrick, William (September 16, 1984). "In short". The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2010.