Those Angry Days

by Lynne Olson

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  By Lynne, Olson

  THOSE ANGRY DAYS: ROOSEVELT, LINDBERGH, AND AMERICA’S FIGHT OVER WORLD WAR II, 1939–1941

  CITIZENS OF LONDON: THE AMERICANS WHO STOOD WITH BRITAIN IN ITS DARKEST, FINEST HOUR

  TROUBLESOME YOUNG MEN: THE REBELS WHO BROUGHT CHURCHILL TO POWER AND HELPED SAVE ENGLAND

  A QUESTION OF HONOR: THE KOSCIUSZKO SQUADRON: FORGOTTEN HEROES OF WORLD WAR II (WITH STANLEY CLOUD)

  FREEDOM’S DAUGHTERS: THE UNSUNG HEROINES OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT FROM 1830 TO 1970

  THE MURROW BOYS: PIONEERS ON THE FRONT LINES OF BROADCAST JOURNALISM (WITH STANLEY CLOUD)

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  LYNNE OLSON is the author of Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour; Troublesome Young Men: The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England; and Freedom’s Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement from 1830 to 1970, and co-author of two other books. She lives with her husband in Washington, D.C.

  www.lynneolson.com

  Lynne Olson is available for select readings and lectures. To inquire about a possible appearance, please contact the Random House Speakers Bureau at rhspeakers@randomhouse.com.