When he’s not writing his own biography in the third person, Matthew Algeo writes about unusual and interesting events in American history.
He is also a journalist who has reported from four continents.
In addition to reporting and writing, Algeo has worked as a convenience store clerk, a Halloween costume salesman, and a hot dog vendor in a traveling circus. Now he is the morning host at Kansas Public Radio.
He lives in Lawrence, Kansas, with his wife, Allyson, and daughter, Zaya.
Books in order of publication:
Harry Truman’s Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip – 2011
The President Is a Sick Man – 2012
Last Team Standing – 2013
Pedestrianism: When Watching People Walk Was America’s Favorite Spectator Sport – 2017
All This Marvelous Potential: Robert Kennedy’s 1968 Tour of Appalachia – 2021
When Harry Met Pablo – 2023
New York’s Secret Subway: The Underground Genius of Alfred Beach and the Origins of Mass Transit – 2025
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