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(1941-2023) Historian, novelist. James Reston Jr. was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Full Name

James Reston Jr.

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


1941

BIRTH

James Barrett Reston Jr. was born in Manhattan, New York, on March 8, 1941.

1971

LITWORK

To Defend, to Destroy
W. W. Norton
0393086216 / 978-0393086218
Novel.

1973

LITWORK

Perfectly Clear: Nixon From Whittier to Watergate
Quadrangle

Nonfiction.

1977

LITWORK

The Innocence of Joan Little: A Southern Mystery
Times Books
0812907140 / 978-0812907148
Nonfiction.

1981

LITWORK

Our Father Who Art in Hell: The Life and Death of Jim Jones
Times Books
0812909631 / 978-0812909630
Nonfiction.

1989

LITWORK

The Lone Star: The Life of John Connally
HarperCollins
0060161965 / 978-0060161965
Biography.

1991

LITWORK

Collision at Home Plate: The Lives of Pete Rose and Bart Giamatti
HarperCollins
0060163798 / 978-0060163792
Nonfiction.

2006

LITWORK

Fragile Innocence: A Father's Memoir of His Daughter's Courageous Journey
Harmony
1400082439 / 978-1400082438
Memoir.

2007

LITWORK

The Conviction of Richard Nixon: The Untold Story of the Frost/Nixon Interviews
Harmony
0307394204 / 978-0307394200
Nonfiction.

2017

LITWORK

A Rift in the Earth: Art, Memory, and the Fight for a Vietnam War Memorial
Arcade
1628728566 / 978-1628728569
Nonfiction.

2021

LITWORK

The 19th Hijacker: A Novel of 9/11
Republic Book Publishers
1645720209 / 978-1645720201
Novel.

2023

DEATH

James Reston Jr. died at his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, on July 19, 2023.

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