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(1925-2013) Historian, journalist. Stanley Karnow was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Potomac, Maryland. He wrote for many publications including Time, Life, The Saturday Evening Post, The Washington Post, NBC News, The New Republic, King Features Syndicate and the Public Broadcasting Service.

Full Name

Stanley Karnow

Locations

Kings

Author's Timeline

1925

BIRTH

Stanley Karnow was born in Brooklyn, New York, on February 4, 1925.

1962

LITWORK

Southeast Asia
Time, Inc.

History.

1972

LITWORK

Mao and China: From Revolution to Revolution
New York: Viking Press
670454273
History

1983

LITWORK

Vietnam: A History
New York: Viking Adult
0670746045 / 978-0670746040
History.

1984

LITWORK

Mao And China: Inside China's Cultural Revolution
New York, New York: Penguin Books
140072217
History.

1989

LITWORK

In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines
New York: Random House
0394549759 / 978-0394549750
History, winner of the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for history.

1997

LITWORK

Paris In The Fifties
New York, New York: Times Books
812927818
Memoir.

2013

DEATH

Stanley Karnow died at his home in Potomac, Maryland, on January 27, 2013.

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