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Del Leonard Jones wrote more than 300 cover stories at USA Today and received a Pulitzer Prize nomination for beat reporting. His 96-year-old father recites The Cremation of Sam McGee and The Shooting of Dan McGrew ballads from childhood memory.
Jones is married with two children. He officiates high school and collegiate sports in the Washington D.C. area.
Jones is available to speak on topics ranging from 1880s baseball, sports officiating, the Spanish-American War, the Klondike Gold Rush, the yellow journalism of the 1890s vs. today’s fake news.

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	At The Bat: The Strikeout That Shamed America 4.46 avg rating — 84 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cremation of Sam McGee 4.44 avg rating — 32 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Advice From the Top: 1001 Bits of Business Wisdom from the Great Leaders of the Recent Past 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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bit disappointed I disagree that Shakespeare is the greatest author of all time. I’ve read Romeo and Juliet and I’ll try a couple of others to give him another chance.
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Full of wisdom An old book, and therefore more difficult for the modern reader, but go slow and the wisdom comes through. I’m always amazed at how wise Christians of old were. But, they had fewer distractions, and more time to think.
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Gripping tale or Feud and Survival Gregory Lalire is a master of the Western historical novel, so I found it a delight to have early 19th-century New York near the Delaware & Hudson Canal as the backdrop. It’s a masterful blend of early-American histo ...more
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Worth every minute It’s a slog to read sometimes, especially at first, but go slow. Take time to contemplate and be well rewarded.
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Excellent how-to I checked this out from the library, but there is so much to learn that I think I will buy it.
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