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- Born: April 10, 1934
- Where: New York, New York
- 1955: Graduated Harvard University
- 1964: Won Pulitzer Prize
- Died: April 23, 2007
- Where: San Francisco, California
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Author and journalist David Halberstam won the Pulitzer Prize reporting from the front lines of the Vietnam War for The New York Times. He wrote over 20 books, including the best-seller The Best and the Brightest. He died in a car accident in April of 2007.
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David Halberstam on Amazon
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The Fifties - $17.95
The Fifties is a sweeping social, political, economic, and cultural history of the ten years that Halberstam regards as seminal in determining what our nation is today. Halb...Amazon
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The Teammates - $9.95
Halberstam frequently interviewed Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, Dom DiMaggio, and Johnny Peske. In this book, Halberstam offers a rare glimpse into the special lives and friendships o...Amazon
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Teammates, The: A Portrait of a Friendship - $13.95
Now in paperback, the New York Times bestselling The Teammates -- David Halberstam's stirring tribute to the golden age of baseball and to friendship. <i...Amazon
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Everything They Had: Sports Writing from David Halberstam - $15.99
"Everything They Had shows that Halberstam understood that games can be vehicles for social change and diversions from the weightier matters of life. This collection is a bi...Amazon
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The Best and the Brightest - $16.95
"A rich, entertaining, and profound reading experience." -- The New York Times"[The] most comprehensive saga of how America became involved in Vietnam. It is also the Iliad o...Amazon
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David Halberstam Questions
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Whats David Carusos race? 3 AnswersHe as born in Queens, New York. His father was of Italian descent;his mother was of Irish descent. read more -
Where can I find the death photo of David Carradine? 4 AnswersI don't really know how appropriate this question is, Anjrued. His family is "outraged" over the photo. However, it's already "out there" I guess and part of o... read more -
When did Wanda Sykes get married to David Hall 1 AnswerWell Yahoo! biography says she was married to David Hall 1991-1998. She got married again in 2008 to her female partner of 2 years. read more -
What do you believe David Blaines most daring trick was and why? 2 AnswersI'd say the one where he's in a block of ice. A lot of the others are blatantly fakeable, but you can't fake being in a block of ice very easily. So I'd call th... read more
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David Halberstam Timeline
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- April 10, 1934: Born in Menlo Park, California
- 1955: Graduates from Harvard University
- 1962: Covers the Vietnam War for the New York Times
- 1972: Writes best-known book, The Best and the Brightest
- 1999: Releases book on Michael Jordan, Playing for Keeps
- April 23, 2007: Killed in a traffic accident near Menlo Park



