Candice Millard is a former writer and editor for National Geographic magazine. Her first book, The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey, was a New York Times bestseller and was named one of the best books of the year by the New York Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Christian Science Monitor, and Kansas City Star. The River of Doubt was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection and a Book Sense Pick, was a finalist for the Quill Awards, and won the William Rockhill Nelson Award. It has been printed in Portuguese, Mandarin, and Korean, as well as a British edition.
Author website: http://www.candicemillard.com/
Books in order of publication:
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey – 2006
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President – 2011
Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill – 2016
River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile – 2022
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