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Author photo. David Halberstam attend The 5th Annual POETRY & THE CREATIVE MIND at Alice Tully Hall on April 11, 2007 in New York City

David Halberstam attend The 5th Annual POETRY & THE CREATIVE MIND at Alice Tully Hall on April 11, 2007 in New York City

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David Halberstam was born on April 10, 1934 in New York City and later attended Harvard University. After graduating in 1955, Halberstam worked at a small daily newspaper until he attained a position at the Nashville Tennessean. Halberstam has written over 20 books including The Children, a written account of his coverage of the Civil Rights Movement; The Best and Brightest, which was a bestseller; and The Game and October, 1964, both detailing his fascination of sports. Halberstam also won a Pulitzer Prize for his reports on the Vietnam War while working for the New York Times. He was killed in a car crash on April 23, 2007 at the age of 73. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Best and the Brightest… (more)
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The Best and the Brightest 1,961 copies, 31 reviews
The Fifties 1,752 copies, 30 reviews
Summer of '49 1,033 copies, 20 reviews
October 1964 755 copies, 19 reviews
The Powers That Be (Author) 702 copies, 7 reviews
The Reckoning 602 copies, 6 reviews
The Children 545 copies, 8 reviews
The Education of a Coach 483 copies, 10 reviews
Firehouse 423 copies, 4 reviews
The Breaks of the Game 364 copies, 6 reviews
The Next Century 230 copies, 5 reviews
One Very Hot Day 93 copies, 3 reviews
Ho 85 copies, 1 review
Larry Burrows: Vietnam (Introduction; Introduction, some editions) 72 copies
The Best American Sports Writing 1991 (Editor) 54 copies, 3 reviews
The Noblest Roman 5 copies, 1 review
Ho Chi Minh (Author) 1 copy
Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson (Contributor) 574 copies, 9 reviews
The Best American Travel Writing 2000 (Contributor) 338 copies, 3 reviews
The Best American Essays 2002 (Contributor) 216 copies, 1 review
Moments: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographs (Foreword; Foreword) 215 copies, 2 reviews
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Suburbia (Introduction, some editions) 139 copies, 1 review
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