Authors on Writing

James McPherson on His Writing Habits (Program Portion)

James McPherson

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In this portion of a longer program, historian and author James McPherson discusses his writing and research habits from his home office in Princeton, New Jersey.  He has written books in this room for the past 43 years.

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James McPherson

James McPherson

James McPherson is the George Henry Davis Professor of History at Princeton University. He was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in History for his book, "Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era".

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