Larry Tye
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Larry Tye

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Larry Tye was a longtime journalist -- at the Boston Globe, Anniston (AL) Star, and Louisville Courier-Journal -- and a Nieman Fellow at Harvard. Tye's books have ranged from biographies of PR pioneer Edward L. Bernays, Negro Leagues legend Satchel Paige, and Superman, to explorations of the Jewish diaspora, the Pullman porters, and ECT, the most stigmatized treatment in medicine. Tye runs a Boston-based fellowship program for health reporters.
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    • The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero
    • By: Larry Tye
    • Narrated by: Scott Brick
    • Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
    • Release date: 06-12-12
    • Language: English
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    • How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America
    • By: Larry Tye
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    • Release date: 05-07-24
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    • The Making of a Liberal Icon
    • By: Larry Tye
    • Narrated by: Marc Cashman
    • Length: 19 hrs and 47 mins
    • Release date: 07-05-16
    • Language: English
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    • The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy
    • By: Larry Tye
    • Narrated by: Ben Jaeger-Thomas
    • Length: 21 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 07-07-20
    • Language: English
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    • The Life and Times of an American Legend
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    • Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
    • Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 06-09-09
    • Language: English
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