Jerome Tuccille
Jerome Tuccille | |
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Born | It Usually Begins With Ayn Rand | May 30, 1937
Children | J. D. Tuccille[1] |
Jerome Tuccille (May 30, 1937 – February 16, 2017) was an American writer and activist usually associated with the libertarian movement of American politics. In 1974, he ran for Governor of New York on the ticket of the Free Libertarian Party. His campaign included a publicity stunt where a blonde woman wearing a bodystocking rode a horse named "Taxpayer" through Central Park, alluding to the legend of Lady Godiva.[2]
He worked as an investment manager and authored more than thirty books, including
Tuccille was born in the Bronx, New York, on May 30, 1937.[4] He died at his home in Severna Park, Maryland, on February 16, 2017, due to complications from multiple myeloma.[2]
References
- ^ a b Gillespie, Nick (February 17, 2017). "Jerome Tuccille, Author of It Usually Begins With Ayn Rand and More, RIP". Reason. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ^ a b c Grimes, William (February 24, 2017). "Jerome Tuccille, Libertarian Author and Trump Biographer, Dies at 79". New York Times. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ Ruggiero, Bob (2015-09-01). "How Buffalo Soldiers Helped Win the Spanish-American War...and Saved Teddy Roosevelt". Houston Press. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- Tuccille, Jerome (2015). The Roughest Riders: the untold story of the Black soldiers in the Spanish-American War (First ed.). Chicago, Illinois. )
- ^ Newman, Meredith (February 27, 2017). "Severna Park resident, Trump biographer dies at 79". Capital Gazette. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
External links
- "Jerome Tuccille: Biography". JeromeTuccille.com.