John Strausbaugh
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John Strausbaugh | |
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| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation | Cultural commentator |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
John Strausbaugh (born 1951, in
His 2016 book, City of Sedition: The History of New York City During the Civil War, chronicles the localized conflicts between New York constituent groups and how their respective actions helped or hampered President Lincoln's war effort.[1] His most recent book, Victory City: A History of New York and New Yorkers during World War II, was issued by Grand Central Publishing in December 2018.[2]
Strausbaugh's 2013 book The Village: 400 Years of Beats and Bohemians, Radicals and Rogues, a History of Greenwich Village (Ecco) explains the tumultuous events that made New York's Greenwich Village the cultural engine of America.[3] The book is described by Kurt Andersen as "the definitive history of America's bohemian wellspring and prototypical modern neighborhood with all the verve and fun and rigor it deserves."[citation needed]
Strausbaugh's previous books have examined the history of
Strausbaugh's controversial[
Strausbaugh has written for
Books
- Alone with the President (ISBN 978-0922233090)
- E: Reflections on the Birth of the Elvis Faith (ISBN 978-0922233151)
- Rock 'Til You Drop: The Decline from Rebellion to Nostalgia (Verso, 2003) (ISBN 978-1859844861)
- Black Like You: Blackface, Whiteface, Insult & Imitation in American Popular Culture (ISBN 1585425931)
- The Village: 400 Years of Beats and Bohemians, Radicals and Rogues, a History of Greenwich Village (Ecco, 2013) (ISBN 978-0062078193)
- City of Sedition: The History of New York City During the Civil War (Twelve, 2016) (ISBN 978-1455584185)
- Victory City: A History of New York and New Yorkers during World War II (Twelve, 2018) (ISBN 9781455567485) [7]
References
- ^ City of Sedition description at Hachette Book Group
- ^ Victory City: A History of New York and New Yorkers during World War II
- ^ Allen, Henry, "When the Village Was the Vanguard" (review), The Wall Street Journal, April 12, 2013
- ^ Review of Rock 'Til You Drop at Publishers Weekly
- ^ Light, Alan, "Behind the Makeup," The New York Times Book Review, July 16, 2006
- ^ Dundas, Zach (10 February 2008). "John Strausbaugh says we're a 'Sissy Nation'". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ "Reviewed by David Rosen in New York Journal of Books". 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
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