Andrew Carroll

For other people named Andrew Carroll, see Andrew Carroll (disambiguation).

Andrew Carroll
Born (1969-09-27) September 27, 1969 (age 55)[1]
Washington, D.C., U.S.[1]
EducationBachelor's degree[1]
Alma materColumbia University[1]
Period1991–present[2]
SubjectHistory
Military history
Notable worksLetters of a Nation
War Letters
Behind the Lines

Andrew Carroll (born September 27, 1969) is an American author, editor, playwright, public speaker, nonprofit executive, and historian.

Carroll is known as the editor of the New York Times best sellers Letters of a Nation,[3] Behind the Lines, and War Letters,[4][5] which later inspired the documentary of the same name.[6] He is also known for seeking out and preserving war-related correspondences, distributing millions of free books to the general public throughout the United States and to U.S. troops abroad, and finding and bringing attention to unmarked but historically significant sites across America.[7][8][9][10]

  1. ^ a b c d Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America. 4th ed. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who, 1992. ISBN 0-8379-7203-5
  2. ^ As of July 2009.
  3. ^ Arnold, Martin. "Joys of Reading Others' Mail". The New York Times. December 16, 1999.
  4. ^ Foderaro, Lisa W. "Poetry for the People". The New York Times. February 12, 1997.
  5. ^ Scott, Janny. "Along With the Bible, a Poetry Anthology". The New York Times. March 15, 1994.
  6. ^ Ryan, Suzanne C. "From the Trenches". The Boston Globe. November 9, 2001; Rosenberg, Howard. "Dispatches From the Trenches". Los Angeles Times. November 9, 2001; Mink, Eric. "War, In Their Own Words". New York Daily News. November 9, 2001.
  7. ^ Vogel, Steve (November 9, 2013). "War letter collector Andrew Carroll donating his trove for preservation and study". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013.
  8. ^ "Andrew Carroll: Man of Letters". Smithsonian. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  9. ^ "Library of Congress Event on May 1 to Launch Historic Giveaway of Two Million Books to U.S. Troops and Veterans". Library of Congress. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  10. ^ "One on One: It Happened Here – National Geographic Traveler". Travel. October 20, 2010. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.