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Candice Sue Millard (born 1967) is an American writer and journalist. She is a former writer and editor for National Geographic and the author of four books: The River of Doubt, a history of the Roosevelt–Rondon Scientific Expedition of the Amazon rainforest in 1913–14; Destiny of the Republic, about the assassination of James A. Garfield; Hero of the Empire, about Winston Churchill's activities during the Boer War; and River of the Gods, about the search for the source of the Nile River. Personal life and education Millard grew up in Lexington, Ohio. She is a graduate of Baker University and earned a master's degree in literature from Baylor University. Millard married Mark Uhlig in May 2001. She has a corner office at his publishing company in Overland Park, Kansas, where she works while their three children are in school. They live in Leawood, Kansas. Awards Both The River of Doubt (2005), and Destiny of the Republic (2011) were New York Times Best Sellers. River of Doubt was a Quill Awards finalist. In April 2012, Millard won the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime Book for Destiny of the Republic. The book also received a PEN Center USA Award and the 34th Thorpe Menn Award for Literary Excellence from the American Association of University Women, Kansas City Branch, in 2012. Subsequently, Millard won the 2017 BIO Award from the Biographers International Organization for her biographies of Churchill, Garfield, and Roosevelt. Bibliography Keepers of the Faith: The Living Legacy of Aksum National Geographic (July 2001) The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey (2005) ISBN 978-0-7679-1373-7 Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President (2011) ISBN 978-0-385-52626-5 Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill (2016) ISBN 978-0-804-19489-1 River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile (2022) ISBN 978-0-385-54310-1 References External links Official website Candice Millard on Facebook Candice Millard on Twitter Appearances on C-SPAN. Discover the Candice Millard popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Candice Millard books.

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  • River of the Gods synopsis, comments

    River of the Gods

    Candice Millard

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  The harrowing story of one of the great feats of exploration of all time and its complicated legacyfrom the New York Times bestselling author of The...

  • President Garfield synopsis, comments

    President Garfield

    CW Goodyear

    An “ambitious, thorough, supremely researched” (The Washington Post) biography of the extraordinary, tragic life of America’s twentieth presidentJames Garfield.In “the most compreh...

  • The River of Doubt synopsis, comments

    The River of Doubt

    Candice Millard

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portraitthe bestselling author of River of the Gods brings us the true story of T...

  • The American Spirit synopsis, comments

    The American Spirit

    David McCullough

    A New York Times BestsellerA timely collection of speeches by David McCullough, the most honored historian in the United Stateswinner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awar...

  • Hellhound on His Trail synopsis, comments

    Hellhound on His Trail

    Hampton Sides

    NATIONAL BESTSELLEREdgar Award NomineeOne of the Best Books of the Year: O, The Oprah Magazine, Time, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, St. Louis PostDispatch, Sa...

  • Destiny of the Republic synopsis, comments

    Destiny of the Republic

    Candice Millard

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER The extraordinary account of James Garfield's rise from poverty to the American presidency, and the dramatic history of his assassination and legacy, from...