Douglas Brinkley

Dr. Douglas Brinkley has been hailed by the Chicago Tribune as Americas new past master, and the late Stephen E. Ambrose called him the best of the new generation of American historians. He is the author of a number of award-winning and best-selling books, including The Great Deluge, Tour of Duty, The Boys of Pointe du Hoc, Parish Priest, and, he edited the number one New York Times best-seller The Reagan Diaries, the personal diaries kept by Ronald Reagan during his time in the White House. Award-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin said, Historians will treasure Douglas Brinkleys superbly edited version of President Reagans diaries for generations to come. In one remarkable entry after another, the presidents compelling voice, strength of character and sunny personality comes vividly to life." His latest book, The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America, was an instant New York Times best-seller and won a National Outdoor Book Award in the History-Biography category. The National Outdoor Book Award is the outdoor world's largest and most prestigious book award program.