Curtis wilkies the fall of the house of zeus on the dickie scruggs scandal has been immensely popular in. He teaches journalism at university of mississippi. A personal odyssey through events that shaped the modern south, 2001, etc. For anyone interested in the confluence of money, power, and politics, the fall of the house of zeus is a must read. Jerry mitchell has been a reporter in mississippi since 1986. The rise and ruin of americas most powerful trial lawyer. Curtis wilkie is the author of the fall of the house of zeus 3. Curtis wilkie, mississippi writer of dixie, arkansas mischief, and the. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. He has also written for publications including newsweek and the new republic, and is coauthor, with jim mcdougal, of arkansas mischief.
Curtis wilkie, mississippi writer of dixie, arkansas mischief. Dixie is a political and social history of the south during the second half of the twentieth century told from curtis wilkies perspective as a white man intimately transformed by enormous racial and political upheavals. Curtis wilkies the fall of the house of zeus is the story of the rise and fall of powerful trial lawyer dickie scruggs. The accepted wisdom, however, underestimates kennedys role in engineering his election, authors thomas oliphant and curtis wilkie write.
Curtis wilkie is an author with nine videos in the cspan video library. The nonprofit is continuing his work of exposing injustices and raising up a new generation of investigative reporters. Wilkie has witnessed and written about our history. Curtis wilkie will sign copies of assassins, eccentrics, politicians and other persons of interest.
After his retirement, he joined the faculty at the university of mississippi, where he teaches journalism and serves as a fellow at the overby center for southern journalism and politics. A personal odyssey through events that shaped the modern south. Curtis wilkie graduated from the university of mississippi in 1963. Oct 01, 2014 former boston globe reporter curtis wilkie is speaking at noon today oct. Curtis wilkie, a sharpeyed and sensitive journalist, covers that familiar terrain in his new book, but he does so from a wonderfully vivid personal perspective tied to the landmark events that he himself witnessed as both newspaperman and occasional participant. Curtis wilkie untangles the tale of zeus i spent much of the weekend reading curtis wilkies the fall of the house of zeus. Jerry mitchell with race against time in conversation with.
Kennedys fiveyear campaign for the white house the new yorker, beginning with his bold, failed attempt to win the vice presidential nomination in 1956 and culminating when he plotted his way to the presidency and changed the way we nominate and. Mississippis iconic journalist and author curtis wilkie teams up with his longtime friend and former boston globe colleague, pulitzer prize winning reporter thomas oliphant, to bring a new generation of readersas well as those who still remember the kennedynixon race of 1960a wealth of new insights and behindthescenes information about one of the closest presidential contests in. Curtis wilkie bio, age, wife, career, dixie and net worth. Jonathan yardley the washington post wilkies tale ends on a grace note. Tom brokaw described wilkie as one of the best journalists of our generation. Mar 30, 2011 curtis wilkie, author of the fall of the house of zues, talks about his book, southern politics and the saga of dickie scruggs. Inside jfks fiveyear campaign, brings much new insight to an important playbook that has. Wilkies personal take on some of the landmark events of modern american history is as engaging as it is insightful.
Curtis wilkie is a journalist, college professor, and historian of the american south. Louis postdispatch curtis wilkie is a superb writer. Jonathan yardley the washington post wilkie s tale ends on a grace note. Curtis wilkie, oxford, mississippi, spent most of his career as a national and foreign correspondent for the boston globe. May 10, 2017 the accepted wisdom, however, underestimates kennedys role in engineering his election, authors thomas oliphant and curtis wilkie write in their new book the road to camelot. See all books authored by curtis wilkie, including the fall of the house of zeus. Curtis wilkie was a national and foreign correspondent for the boston globe for twentysix years.
The authors have examined more than 1,600 oral histories at the john f. Curtis wilkies name appears in smaller case type below that of jim mcdougals on the cover, but there should be no doubt in any readers mind that without wilkies dogged pursuit of the truth and his wellhoned journalists credentials this would be just another publishers attempt to capitalize on the clinton scandalmongering machine. Browse curtis wilkies bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. He and his wife, nancy, live in oxford where he teaches journalism and is a fellow at the overby center for southern journalism and politics at ole miss. Dixie book by curtis wilkie official publisher page.
Sep 30, 2014 curtis wilkie will sign copies of assassins, eccentrics, politicians and other persons of interest. Panelists talked about their books and about the process of writing both history and biography. Dixie is a political and social history of the south during the second half of the twentieth century told from curtis wilkies perspective as a white man. A winner of more than 30 national awards, mitchell is the founder of the mississippi center for investigative reporting. Review a grand bargain that secured the south for the gop. Curtis wilkie, mississippi writer of dixie, arkansas. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Tom brokaw addictive reading for anyone interested in greed, outrageous behavior, epic bad planning and character, lousy luck, and worst of all, comically bad manners. In 1993, wilkie established the globes southern bureau in new orleans. The panel is moderated the university of mississippis curtis wilkie.
Historian douglas brinkley has written that, over the past four decades. Correspondence, newspapers, magazines, publications, tapes, research, and drafts of books gathered by curtis wilkie during his career. Curtis wilkie untangles the tale of zeus rex nelsons. Wilkie has grown up and experienced the change of the modern south. Curtis wilkie books list of books by author curtis wilkie thriftbooks. He is a fellow of the overby center for southern journalism and politics at the university of mississippi, and author of numerous books including dixie.
Of course, he discovers new england has its own problems, like the controversial student busing program in 1975 boston. His newest book, assassins, eccentrics, politicians, and other persons of interest. Mississippis iconic journalist and author curtis wilkie teams up with his. Curtis wilkie, a native mississippian, has written a book entitled dixie. He is the author of the fall of the house of zeus, which the wall street journal wrote reads like a john grisham novel. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Ross the timespicayune new orleans limber prose, selfdeprecating wit, and firsthand knowledge of southern politics and society make dixie a gratifying book.
The rise and ruin of americas most powerful trial lawyer by curtis wilkie 2010, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Written by thomas oliphant, curtis wilkie, audiobook narrated by l. The road to camelot audiobook by thomas oliphant, curtis. Although many people disagree about the changes of the south, wilkie states it plain and simple in his book.
A fluent and fluid memoir of growing up way down south, from boston globe reporter wilkie as a poor white youth in 1940s and 50s mississippi, as a college student at ole miss, and later still as a newspaperman with the clarksdale press register, wilkie was witness to an era of extraordinary change in the american south. Curtis wilkie audio books, best sellers, author bio. Curtis wilkie s name appears in smaller case type below that of jim mcdougals on the cover, but there should be no doubt in any readers mind that without wilkie s dogged pursuit of the truth and his wellhoned journalists credentials this would be just another publishers attempt to capitalize on the clinton scandalmongering machine. Curtis wilkie born 1940 is an american journalist, college professor and historian of the american south. May 11, 2017 the road to camelot takes a fresh look at jfks 1960 campaign veteran reporters thomas oliphant and curtis wilkie have crafted a tougher and more balanced account of the long campaign than. Completed only days before his death and coauthored by veteran journalist curtis wilkie, jim mcdougals vivid and completed only days before his death and coauthored by veteran journalist curtis wilkie, jim mcdougals vivid and irreverant selfportrait reveals the hidden intersections of politics and special interests in arkansas and the. Curtis wilkie is a fellow for the overby center for southern journalism and politics in. The road to camelot takes a fresh look at jfks 1960 campaign veteran reporters thomas oliphant and curtis wilkie have crafted a tougher and more balanced account of the long campaign than. Now thomas oliphant and curtis wilkie, both veteran political journalists, retell the story of this momentous campaign, reminding us of now forgotten details of kennedys path to the white house the wall street journal. Dixie and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Jfks pioneering election campaign and its reverberations. Going home is the theme of a new book by political reporter curtis wilkie.
It is entertainingly well written, as one would expect of an author with wilkies gift for the word, and microscopically researched. Fifty pieces from the road, is an anthology of 50 stories from his. Curtis wilkie was a national reporter and correspondent for the boston globe. He was a national and foreign correspondent for the boston globe for twentysix years. But to my great surprise, thomas oliphant and curtis wilkies new book, the road to camelot. Curtis wilkie, a child of the south and a reporters reporter, is the perfect match for this wild ride. The road to camelot by thomas oliphant and curtis wilkie. A mississippi native who somehow turned out to be a genuine. Conversations curtis wilkie and tom oliphant season 16. Aug 16, 2019 by curtis wilkie august 16, 2019 at 8.
Delawareans may remember wilkie from his threeplus years at the news journal in the early 70s. A new biography finds a solid achiever who embellishes when none is needed, the headline told globe readers. Curtis wilkie author of the fall of the house of zeus. Former boston globe reporter curtis wilkie is speaking at noon today oct.
May 05, 2017 but to my great surprise, thomas oliphant and curtis wilkies new book, the road to camelot. The road to camelot book by thomas oliphant, curtis wilkie. Its not about anthrax or afghanistan but about that same yearning to be someplace warm and secure. Oct 10, 2002 curtis wilkie was a national and foreign correspondent for the boston globe for twentysix years. Time to read has become a rare commodity, so the fourday weekend created by christmas presented a golden opportunity. Wilkie is the author of dixie and coauthor of arkansas mischief. Curtis wilkie, author of the fall of the house of zues, talks about his book, southern politics and the saga of dickie scruggs. Curtis wilkie speaks at old capitol museum at noon, signs at. Longtime friends and colleagues curtis wilkie and tom oliphant join conversations host marshall ramsey to discuss their new book, the road to camelot, a behindthescenes look at the. Curtis wilkie and thomas oliphant talked about their book, the road to. A personal odyssey through events that shaped the modern. Oct 19, 2001 going home is the theme of a new book by political reporter curtis wilkie.
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