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9780399174599 English 0399174591 A veteran of the Washington Post and Miami Herald among others, Shroder has made a career of investigative journalism and human-interest stories, from interviewing South American children who claim to have memories of past lives for his book Old Souls , to a former Marine suffering from debilitating PTSD and his doctor who is pioneering a successful psychedelic drug treatment in Acid Test . Shroder's most fascinating reporting, however, comes from within his own family: his grandfather, MacKinlay Kantor, was the world-famous author of Andersonville , the seminal novel of the Civil War. As a child, Shroder was in awe of the larger-than-life character. Kantor's friends included Ernest Hemingway, Carl Sandberg, Gregory Peck and James Cagney. He was an early mentor to John D. McDonald, and is credited with discovering the singer Burl Ives. He wrote the novel Glory for Me , which became the multi-Oscar-winning film The Best Years of Our Lives . He ghostwrote General Curtis LeMay's memoirs, penning the infamous words "we're going to bomb them back to the Stone Age" regarding North Vietnam. Kantor also suffered from alcoholism, an outsized ego, and an overbearing, abusive, and publically embarrassing personality where his family was concerned; he blew through a small fortune in his lifetime, dying nearly destitute and alone. In The Most Famous Writer Who Ever Lived , Shroder revisits the past--Kantor's upbringing, his early life, and career trajectory--and writes not just the life story of one man but a meditation on fame, family secrets and legacies, and what is remembered after we are gone., An award-winning veteran of "The Washington Post "and "The Miami Herald," Tom Shroder has made a career of investigative journalism and human-interest stories, from those of children who claim to have memories of past lives, in his book "Old Souls," to that of a former Marine suffering from debilitating PTSD and his doctor pioneering a successful psychedelic drug treatment in "Acid Test." Shroder s most fascinating subject, however, comes from within his own family: his grandfather MacKinlay Kantor was the world-famous author of "Andersonville," the seminal novel about the Civil War. As a child, Shroder was in awe of his grandfather s larger-than-life character. Kantor s friends included Ernest Hemingway, Carl Sandburg, Gregory Peck, and James Cagney. He was an early mentor to the novelist John D. MacDonald and is credited with discovering the singer Burl Ives. Kantor wrote the novel "Glory for Me," which became the multi-Oscar-winning film "The Best Years of Our Lives." He ghostwrote General Curtis LeMay s memoirs, penning the infamous words We re going to bomb them back into the Stone Age, referring to North Vietnam. Kantor also suffered from alcoholism, an outsize ego, and an abusive and publicly embarrassing personality where his family was concerned; he blew through several small fortunes in his lifetime, and died nearly destitute. In "The Most Famous Writer Who Ever Lived," Shroder revisits the past Kantor s upbringing, his early life, his career trajectory and writes not just the life story of one man but a meditation on fame, family secrets and legacies, and what is remembered after we are gone.", An award-winning veteran of the Washington Post and Miami Herald , Tom Shroder has made a career of investigative journalism and human-interest stories, from those of South American children who claim to have memories of past lives, for his book Old Souls , to a former Marine suffering from debilitating PTSD and his doctor, who is pioneering a successful psychedelic drug treatment, in Acid Test . Shroder's most fascinating reporting subject, however, comes from within his own family: his grandfather, MacKinlay Kantor, was the world-famous author of Andersonville , the seminal novel of the Civil War. As a child, Shroder was in awe of the larger-than-life character. Kantor's friends included Ernest Hemingway, Carl Sandburg, Gregory Peck, and James Cagney. He was an early mentor to novelist John D. MacDonald and is credited with discovering the singer Burl Ives. Kantor wrote the novel Glory for Me , which became the multi-Oscar-winning film The Best Years of Our Lives . He ghostwrote General Curtis LeMay's memoirs, penning the infamous words "We're going to bomb them back to the Stone Age" regarding North Vietnam. Kantor also suffered from alcoholism, an outsized ego, and an overbearing, abusive, and publicly embarrassing personality where his family was concerned; he blew through a small fortune in his lifetime, dying nearly destitute and alone. In The Most Famous Writer Who Ever Lived , Shroder revisits the past--Kantor's upbringing, his early life, and career trajectory--and writes not just the life story of one man but a meditation on fame, family secrets and legacies, and what is remembered after we are gone.
9780399174599 English 0399174591 A veteran of the Washington Post and Miami Herald among others, Shroder has made a career of investigative journalism and human-interest stories, from interviewing South American children who claim to have memories of past lives for his book Old Souls , to a former Marine suffering from debilitating PTSD and his doctor who is pioneering a successful psychedelic drug treatment in Acid Test . Shroder's most fascinating reporting, however, comes from within his own family: his grandfather, MacKinlay Kantor, was the world-famous author of Andersonville , the seminal novel of the Civil War. As a child, Shroder was in awe of the larger-than-life character. Kantor's friends included Ernest Hemingway, Carl Sandberg, Gregory Peck and James Cagney. He was an early mentor to John D. McDonald, and is credited with discovering the singer Burl Ives. He wrote the novel Glory for Me , which became the multi-Oscar-winning film The Best Years of Our Lives . He ghostwrote General Curtis LeMay's memoirs, penning the infamous words "we're going to bomb them back to the Stone Age" regarding North Vietnam. Kantor also suffered from alcoholism, an outsized ego, and an overbearing, abusive, and publically embarrassing personality where his family was concerned; he blew through a small fortune in his lifetime, dying nearly destitute and alone. In The Most Famous Writer Who Ever Lived , Shroder revisits the past--Kantor's upbringing, his early life, and career trajectory--and writes not just the life story of one man but a meditation on fame, family secrets and legacies, and what is remembered after we are gone., An award-winning veteran of "The Washington Post "and "The Miami Herald," Tom Shroder has made a career of investigative journalism and human-interest stories, from those of children who claim to have memories of past lives, in his book "Old Souls," to that of a former Marine suffering from debilitating PTSD and his doctor pioneering a successful psychedelic drug treatment in "Acid Test." Shroder s most fascinating subject, however, comes from within his own family: his grandfather MacKinlay Kantor was the world-famous author of "Andersonville," the seminal novel about the Civil War. As a child, Shroder was in awe of his grandfather s larger-than-life character. Kantor s friends included Ernest Hemingway, Carl Sandburg, Gregory Peck, and James Cagney. He was an early mentor to the novelist John D. MacDonald and is credited with discovering the singer Burl Ives. Kantor wrote the novel "Glory for Me," which became the multi-Oscar-winning film "The Best Years of Our Lives." He ghostwrote General Curtis LeMay s memoirs, penning the infamous words We re going to bomb them back into the Stone Age, referring to North Vietnam. Kantor also suffered from alcoholism, an outsize ego, and an abusive and publicly embarrassing personality where his family was concerned; he blew through several small fortunes in his lifetime, and died nearly destitute. In "The Most Famous Writer Who Ever Lived," Shroder revisits the past Kantor s upbringing, his early life, his career trajectory and writes not just the life story of one man but a meditation on fame, family secrets and legacies, and what is remembered after we are gone.", An award-winning veteran of the Washington Post and Miami Herald , Tom Shroder has made a career of investigative journalism and human-interest stories, from those of South American children who claim to have memories of past lives, for his book Old Souls , to a former Marine suffering from debilitating PTSD and his doctor, who is pioneering a successful psychedelic drug treatment, in Acid Test . Shroder's most fascinating reporting subject, however, comes from within his own family: his grandfather, MacKinlay Kantor, was the world-famous author of Andersonville , the seminal novel of the Civil War. As a child, Shroder was in awe of the larger-than-life character. Kantor's friends included Ernest Hemingway, Carl Sandburg, Gregory Peck, and James Cagney. He was an early mentor to novelist John D. MacDonald and is credited with discovering the singer Burl Ives. Kantor wrote the novel Glory for Me , which became the multi-Oscar-winning film The Best Years of Our Lives . He ghostwrote General Curtis LeMay's memoirs, penning the infamous words "We're going to bomb them back to the Stone Age" regarding North Vietnam. Kantor also suffered from alcoholism, an outsized ego, and an overbearing, abusive, and publicly embarrassing personality where his family was concerned; he blew through a small fortune in his lifetime, dying nearly destitute and alone. In The Most Famous Writer Who Ever Lived , Shroder revisits the past--Kantor's upbringing, his early life, and career trajectory--and writes not just the life story of one man but a meditation on fame, family secrets and legacies, and what is remembered after we are gone.