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Ray E. Boomhower

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From famed World War II correspondent Ernie Pyle to unlucky astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, author and historian Ray E. Boomhower has produced books on a variety of notable figures in Indiana and American history.

Currently senior editor at the Indiana Historical Society Press, where he edits the quarterly popular history magazine Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History, Boomhower has also published books on the life of Civil War general and author Lew Wallace, reformer and peace activist May Wright Sewall, U.S. Navy ace Alex Vraciu, and journalist and diplomat John Bartlow Martin.

In 1998 he received the Hoosier Historian award from the Indiana Historical Society and in 2010 he was named winner of the Regional Author Award in the annual
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Average rating: 3.82 · 651 ratings · 129 reviews · 42 distinct works • Similar authors
Gus Grissom: The Lost Astro...

3.96 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions
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Mr. President: A Life of Be...

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Robert F. Kennedy and the 1...

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Dispatches from the Pacific...

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The Soldier's Friend: A Lif...

4.17 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions
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The Sword & the Pen: A Life...

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Indiana Originals: Hoosier ...

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Richard Tregaskis: Reportin...

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Fighter Pilot: The World Wa...

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To Be Hoosiers: Historic St...

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Wallace Terry by Ray E. Boomhower
"I received an Advance Reading Copy as a win from LibraryThing. I was really interested in reading it because he came from Indiana my home state. After finishing this book, I wish that our paths had crossed so I could have met him.

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Wallace Terry by Ray E. Boomhower
"Reporter, Minister, and Trailblazer, Wallace Terry did it all as one of the major Black reporters in the United States in the mid-to-late 20th Century. Ray Boomhower tells a fascinating story of Wallace Terry, who lived somewhat like Forrest Gump and" Read more of this review »
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“you have to do something for yourself. The Declaration of Independence promises the pursuit of happiness. You got to work for it.”
― Ray E. Boomhower, Indiana Originals: Hoosier Heroes & Heroines

“Yardley’s The American Black Chamber”
― Ray E. Boomhower, Indiana Originals: Hoosier Heroes & Heroines

“The vice president’s dilemma on whether or not he should take over for Wilson spurred some discussion on the question of presidential succession, but a constitutional answer did not come until 1967 with the ratification of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.”
― Ray E. Boomhower, Indiana Originals: Hoosier Heroes & Heroines

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