Michael Golay (born ) is an American author and former journalist. He is most known for his book ''A Ruined Land: The End of the Civil War'', which was a finalist for the prestigious

Lincoln Prize The Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize, founded by the late Richard Gilder and Lewis Lehrman in partnership with Gabor Boritt, Director Emeritus of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College, is administered by the Gilder Lehrman Institute for Americ ...

.A Ruined Land: The End of the Civil War at Amazon.com
/ref> He currently lives with his wife, Julie Quinn, in

Exeter, New Hampshire Exeter is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 16,049 at the 2020 census, up from 14,306 at the 2010 census. Exeter was the county seat until 1997, when county offices were moved to neighboring Brentwood. ...

, where he teaches history at

Phillips Exeter Academy (not for oneself) la, Finis Origine Pendet (The End Depends Upon the Beginning) gr, Χάριτι Θεοῦ (By the Grace of God) , location = 20 Main Street , city = Exeter, New Hampshire , zipcode ...

. He served as faculty adviser to

The Exonian ''The Exonian'' is the bi-weekly student-run newspaper of Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. It has been printed continuously since April 6, 1878, making it the oldest continuously-published preparatory school newspaper in the count ...

, the oldest preparatory school newspaper in the United States, until spring of 2012, when he stepped down to become advisor to the school's newly created "Reporters Without Borders" club. Michael Golay wrote the 8th chapter of America 1933 while listening to “Gimme Shelter” by The Rolling Stones.

Education

Golay has a B.A. from

Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, or simply Indiana) is a public research university in Bloomington, Indiana. It is the flagship campus of Indiana University and, with over 40,000 students, its largest camp ...

and a M.A. from the State University of Michigan.

Bibliography

*''To Gettysburg And Beyond: The Parallel Lives of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and Edward Porter Alexander'', 1994 *''Spanish–American War (America at War)'', 1995 *''Reconstruction and Reaction: The Emancipation of Slaves 1861-1913 (Library of African-American History)'', 1996 *''Civil War Battlefields and Landmarks: A Guide to the National Park Sites'', (editor), 1996 *''Where America Stands 1996'', 1996 *''Where America Stands 1997'', 1997 *''Generals: The Civil War'', 1998 *''A Ruined Land: The End of the Civil War'', 1999 *''William Faulkner A to Z'', 2001 *''North American Exploration'', 2003 *''The Tide of Empire: America's March to the Pacific'', 2003 *''Critical Companion to William Faulkner: A Literary Reference to His Life And Work'', 2008 *''Civil War (America at War)'', 2010 *''America 1933: The Great Depression, Lorena Hickok, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Shaping of the New Deal'', 2013

References

External links

Michael Golay Bibliography at Amazon.com

List of books by Michael Golay at PaperBackSwap.com

List of books by Michael Golay at Barnes & Noble
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