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Lynne Olson (born August 19, 1949) is an American author, historian and journalist. She was born on August 19, 1949, and is married to Stanley Cloud, with whom she often writes. In 1969 she graduated from University of Arizona. Before becoming a writer she worked for the Associated Press and the Baltimore Sun. She has written several books on the history of the World War II era, which have received positive critical reviews. Awards and honors In 2002 she won the Christopher Award for her book Freedom's Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement from 1830 to 1970. Selected bibliography The Murrow Boys: Pioneers on the Front Lines of Broadcast Journalism (1996, with Stanley Cloud) ISBN 978-0395680841 Freedom's Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement from 1830 to 1970 (2002) ISBN 978-0684850139 A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II (2003, with Stanley Cloud) ISBN 978-0375726255 Troublesome Young Men: The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England (2007) ISBN 978-0374179540 Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour (2011) ISBN 978-0812979350 Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939–1941 (2013) ISBN 978-0812982145 Last Hope Island: Britain, Occupied Europe, and the Brotherhood That Helped Turn the Tide of War (2017) ISBN 978-0812997354 Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler (2019) ISBN 978-0812994766 Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction (2023) ISBN 978-0525509479References External links Appearances on C-SPAN. Discover the Lynne Olson popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Lynne Olson books.

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    Formidable

    Elisabeth Griffith

    “An essential history of the struggle by both Black and white women to achieve their equal rights.”Hillary Rodham ClintonThe Nineteenth Amendment was an incomplete victory. Black a...

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    Empress of the Nile

    Lynne Olson

    The remarkable story of the intrepid French archaeologist who led the international effort to save ancient Egyptian temples from the floodwaters of the Aswan Dam, by the New York T...

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    Three Ordinary Girls

    Tim Brady

    “The book's teenage protagonists and their bravery will enthrall young adults, who may find themselves inspired to take up their own causes.” Washington Post An astonishing Wo...

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    The Princess Spy

    Larry Loftis

    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER“As exciting as any spy novel” (Daily News, New York), The Princess Spy follows the hidden history of an ordina...