You had to be there, man: fake Vietnam vets (and protesters) prove the cachet of having been a witness to history
Article Abstract:
The case of historian and professor Joseph J. Ellis, who fabricated a personal history of radical involvement in 1960s social turmoil, underscores the significance of participation in historic moments.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
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What is Stephen King trying to prove?
Article Abstract:
Stephen King has written a memoir, self-published a Web novel, released a short-story collection on audio, and published an e-book in the same year that an accident wounded him severely.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
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The re-education of Anchee Min
Article Abstract:
Author Anchee Min talks about her life in China and in the US. Her latest book 'Becoming Madame Mao' is due to be published in June 2000.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
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