James Ledbetter (1964–2024)

Author of One Nation Under Gold: How One Precious Metal Has Dominated the American Imagination for Four Centuries

5 Works 113 Members

About the Author

James Ledbetter was a top editor at The Industry Standard for three years, first as the magazine's New York bureau chief and then as the editor of The Industry Standard Europe. In the mid 1990s he wrote the influential "Press Clips" column for The Village Voice, and he is currently the business show more editor of Time magazine's European edition. He lives in London show less

Works by James Ledbetter

Starving to Death on $200 Million (2003) 31 copies

Made Possible by: The Death of Public Broadcasting in the United States (1997) 23 copies

Unwarranted Influence: Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Military-Industrial Complex (2011) 23 copies

Unwarranted Influence (Icons of America) (2011) 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1964-10-09
Date of death: 2024-10-28
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: San Francisco, California, USA
Associated Place (for map): California, USA

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Works: 5
Members: 113
Popularity: #173,160
Rating: ½ 3.6

ISBNs: 11

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