Joel Achenbach
Author of The Grand Idea: George Washington's Potomac and the Race to the West
About the Author
Joel Achenbach is a Washington Post staff writer and the author of six previous books, including Why Things Are and The Grand Idea: George Washington's Potomac and the Race to the West. He started the Post's first blog, Achenblog, in 2005, and has been a regular contributor to National Geographic. show more He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Mary Stapp, and their three daughters. show less
Image credit: Photographed by Mark Thiessen
Works by Joel Achenbach
Associated Works
Here Lies My Heart: Essays on Why We Marry, Why We Don't, and What We Find There (A Beacon Anthology) (1999) — Contributor — 62 copies
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- Achenbach, Joel
- Birthdate
- 1960-12-31
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- male
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- USA
- Birthplace
- Gainesville, Florida, USA
- Places of residence
- Gainesville, Florida, USA (birth)
Washington, D.C., USA - Education
- Princeton University
- Occupations
- journalist
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