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Garry Wills

Garry Wills (born May 22, 1934) is an American author, journalist, political philosopher, and historian, specializing in American history, politics, and religion, especially the history of the Catholic Church. He won a Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1993.

Wills has written over fifty books and, since 1973, has been a frequent reviewer for The New York Review of Books. He became a faculty member of the history department at Northwestern University in 1980, where he is currently an Emeritus Professor of History. source

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American author, political philosopher and historian (born 1934)

Born 22 May 1934

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  • Cover of: Nixon agonistes: the crisis of the self-made man

    First published in 1970 11 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition nixonagonistes00garr Cover of edition nixonagonistescr00will
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    First published in 1968 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition jackruby0000will
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    First published in 1973 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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American author, political philosopher and historian (born 1934)

Born 22 May 1934
Subjects
Biography, Presidents, Politics and government, New York Times reviewed, Addresses, essays, lectures, Augustine, saint, bishop of hippo, 354-430, Christian saints, Politik, Politique et gouvernement, Power (Social sciences), African Americans, Ambrose, saint, bishop of milan, -397, Apologetic works, Assassination, Biografias, Biografía, Catholic Church, Catholic church, apologetic works, Christian biography, Church history, Civilisation, Civilization, Cooking, Dramatists, Election
Places
United States, Alexandria, Constantinople, Milan (Italy), Rome
People
Kennedy family, Ambrose Saint, Bishop of Milan (d. 397), Augustine Saint, Bishop of Hippo, George Washington (1732-1799), Gilbert K. Chesterton, Jack Ruby, John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), John Henry Newman, Joseph Ratzinger, Kennedy (Famille), Popes Paul I to VI, Popes Pius IX to XII, Richard M. Nixon (1913-), Richard M. Nixon (1913-1994), Saint Augustine, Saint Paul, Saint Peter, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), Timothy Pickering (1745-1829), William F. Buckley
Time
1945-1989, 1783-1809, 1945-, 1970-, the last two millennia

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January 20, 2024 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
January 20, 2024 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
December 5, 2022 Edited by tmanarl bio
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