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About David Halberstam
(1934-2007) was the author of twenty-two books, including fifteen bestsellers. Born in New York City, Halberstam spent much of the 1960s as a reporter for the
, covering the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement. His Vietnam reporting earned him both a George C. Polk Award and a 1964 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting.
dubbed Halberstam "the Moses of American journalism," and the subjects of his books reflect his passion and range: war, foreign policy, history, and sports.
(1962), his sixth book, a critique of the Kennedy administration's Vietnam policy, became a #1 bestseller. His next book,
, a study of four American media companies, was hailed by the
as a "prodigy of research." Many of Halberstam's books explored themes in professional sports, including bestsellers
, a portrait of the friendship between baseball players Ted Williams, Dominic DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, and Bobby Doerr, and
, a profile of New England Patriots' Coach Bill Belichick.
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