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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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Born 22 May 1934

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Born 22 May 1934

Subjects

Biography, History, Politics and government, Presidents, New York Times reviewed, Catholic Church, Augustine, saint, bishop of hippo, 354-430, Bible, Christian saints, Church history, Criticism, interpretation, Presidents, united states, Christianity and politics, Historians, Power (Social sciences), Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc., n. t. gospels, Christian biography, Historians, united states, History and criticism, Large type books, Nixon, richard m. (richard milhous), 1913-1994, Political and social views, Politik, United states, politics and government, Addresses, essays, lectures

Places

United States, Algeria, Hippo (Extinct city), Rome, England, Italy, USA, Alexandria, Argelia, Constantinople, Hipona (Ciudad extinta), Milan (Italy), Rome (Italy), Venice (Italy)

People

Augustine Saint, Bishop of Hippo, William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Garry Wills (1934-), G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936), George Washington (1732-1799), John Wayne (1907-1979), Kennedy family, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Henry Adams (1838-1918), Jesus Christ, Ronald Reagan, Agustín Santo, Obispo de Hipona, Ambrose Saint, Bishop of Milan (d. 397), Francis Pope (1936-), Gilbert K. Chesterton, Henry Adams Historiker, Jack Ruby, James Madison (1751-1836), John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), John Henry Newman, Joseph Ratzinger, Julius Caesar, Kennedy (Famille)

Time

20th century, 1945-1989, 17th century, 1809-1817, 1981-1989, 1989-, 21st century, 1783-1865, 1801-1809, 1945-, 1981-, 19th century, 16th century, 1783-1809, 1970-, 1988, 2001-2009, Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600, 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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