Journalist and historian Marc Leepson has written for many newspapers and magazines, including Smithsonian, Preservation, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, and Military History. He is a contributor to the Encyclopedia Americana and the Dictionary of Virginia Biography. A former staff writer for Congressional Quarterly, he has been interviewed on The Today Show, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, All Things Considered, and Morning Edition. He is the author of six books, including Saving Monticello and Flag: An American Biography, and teaches U.S. history at Lord Fairfax Community College in Warrenton, Virginia.
Leepson's arguments are persuasive.... Desperate Engagement will (of course) be of interest to Civil War buffs, whose numbers remain legion nearly a century and a half after the war's end, and to many other readers as well.-- Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Leepson lucidly narrates the campaign....a hard-fought, dramatic episode that Leepson brings vividly to life.-- Kirkus Reviews Praise for Flag: An American Biography: "There is no story about the flag that he omits.... [We] now have a comprehensive guide to its unfolding." --The Wall Street Journal "The fascination of history is in its details, and the author of Flag: An American Biography knows how to find them and turn them into compelling reading. This book brings out the irony, humor, myth, and behind-the-scenes happenings that make our flag's 228-year history so fascinating." --The Saturday Evening Post "To understand the USA and her citizens, it is necessary to understand the origins, the legends, and the meaning of our flag. Marc Leepson's Flag is a grand book, worthy of its grand subject." --Homer Hickam, author of Rocket Boys and The Keeper's Son "Flag is a very significant contribution to our history. And it is a book that everyone who cares about the United States should read." --Veteran Magazine
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