Julie M. Fenster

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Julie M. Fenster
Born (1957-11-20) November 20, 1957 (age 67)
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Julie M. Fenster (born November 20, 1957) is an American author of historical articles and books focusing on 19th-century events and persons.

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Biography

She appeared in a TV commercial for Cheapbooks, which aired in early 2008. She is shown at a book signing for her work "Race of the Century."

In January 2006, she and co-author Douglas Brinkley released Parish Priest , a biography of Father Michael J. McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus. [1] In 2009, she published a biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt's early political advisor Louis Howe, titled FDR's Shadow: Louis Howe, the Force that Shaped Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. She is the co-author of Debbie Wasserman Schultz's book For the Next Generation: A Wake-Up Call to Solving Our Nation's Problems. [2]

Notable works

Awards

In 2003, she won The Anesthesia Foundation's 2003 Book/Multimedia Education Award for Ether Day. [3] [4] [5]

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References

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  2. Schultz, Debbie Wasserman; Fenster, Julie M. (15 October 2013). For the Next Generation: A Wake-Up Call to Solving Our Nation's Problems. ISBN   978-1250000996.
  3. "Julie M. Fenster". HarperCollins Publishers: World-Leading Book Publisher.
  4. "Julie M. Fenster | AMERICAN HERITAGE". www.americanheritage.com.
  5. "ASA January 2004 Newsletter". Sep 27, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.