George Black (author)
George Black is a Scottish writer and journalist.
Early life and education[edit]
Black was born in Cowdenbeath, Scotland.[1] He received a degree from the University of Oxford.[1]
Career[edit]
Black was a columnist for the Los Angeles Times.[2]
From 1986 to 1991, Black was the foreign editor of The Nation. From 2004 to 2014, he was the executive editor of onEarth magazine, a publication of the Natural Resources Defense Council.[2]
Since 2014, Black has been a contributor to Salon, The Nation, The Guardian, newyorker.com, and other publications.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Black is married to Anne Nelson. Together they have two children.[2]
Awards and honors[edit]
Empire of Shadows was a finalist for the 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize.[3]
Books[edit]
- THE GOOD NEIGHBOR How the United States Wrote the History of Central America and the Caribbean (1988)[4][5]
- Empire of Shadows: The Epic Story of Yellowstone
- On the Ganges: Encounters with Saints and Sinners Along India's Mythic River
- Casting a Spell: The Bamboo Fly Rod and the American Pursuit of Perfection
- The Trout Pool Paradox: The American Lives of Three Rivers
- Black Hands of Beijing: Lives of Defiance in China's Democracy Movement
- The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace, and Redemption in Vietnam (Deckle Edge, 2023)[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Casting A Spell: The Bamboo Fly Rod And The American Pursuit Of Perfection By George Black - California Literary Review". April 13, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "George Black | Pulitzer Center".
- ^ "Announcing the 2012 L.A. Times Book Prize finalists". Los Angeles Times. February 21, 2013.
- ^ Davidson, Miriam (April 30, 1989). "PAPERBACKS; LESSONS IN AMNESIA" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Eschbach, Cheryl L. (1990). "Explaining U.S. Policy toward Central America and the Caribbean". Latin American Research Review. 25 (2): 204–216 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Samet, Elizabeth D. (April 1, 2023). "The Things They Left Behind: How the U.S. Laid Waste to Southeast Asia" – via NYTimes.com.