Terry Golway Explained

Terry Golway is an American historian, author, and a journalist, having served as a columnist and editorial board member for The New York Times and a long-time editor and writer at The New York Observer.

Career

In 2010, Golway discovered a historic early census count predating the creation of the United States at Liberty Hall National Historic Landmark at Kean.^[1] He is the author of several books on American and Irish history.^[2]

Golway's book on John F. Kennedy, JFK: Day by Day, was made into an iPad app to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's inauguration.^[3]

Golway is an occasional op-ed columnist for The New York Times,^{[4] [5]} where he was once a member of the editorial board.^{[6] [7]} Previously, he spent two decades at The New York Observer. he still writes periodic pieces for the “pink paper of lore” (The New York Observer); he served as a political reporter, city editor and columnist for that paper in earlier years.^[8]

Books authored

• JFK: Day by Day: A Chronicle of the 1,036 Days of John F. Kennedy's Presidency
• Washington's General: Nathanael Greene and the Triumph of the American Revolution
• Give 'Em Hell: The Tumultuous Years of Harry Truman's Presidency, in His Own Words
• Ronald Reagan's America: His Voice, His Dreams, and His Vision of Tomorrow
• So Others Might Live: A History of New York's Bravest
• Together We Cannot Fail: FDR and the American Presidency in Years of Crisis
• Irish Rebel: John Devoy and America's Fight for Ireland's Freedom
• Full of Grace: An Oral Biography of John Cardinal O'Connor
• For the Cause of Liberty: A Thousand Years of Ireland's Heroes
• Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of Modern American Politics
• Frank and Al: FDR, Al Smith, and the Unlikely Alliance That Created the Modern Democratic Party

Notes and References

1. News: Early Census Is Found in a New Jersey University’s Files . May 19, 2010 . The New York Times . 19 September 2016.
2. Web site: For the Cause of Liberty: A Thousand Years of Ireland's Heroes . Terry. Golway . March 5, 2001 . Simon & Schuster . September 19, 2016. Amazon.com.
3. Web site: Eras Collide: Kennedy on iPad . Julie. Bosman . mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com . September 19, 2016.
4. Web site: Terry Golway Penguin Random House . July 20, 2020 . PenguinRandomhouse.com. en-US.
5. News: Finnerty. Amy. March 14, 2014 . N.Y.C. History . en-US. The New York Times . July 20, 2020 . 0362-4331.
6. Web site: Terry Golway POLITICO Journalist Muck Rack . July 20, 2020 . muckrack.com . en.
7. Web site: Golway . Terry . Terry Golway . July 20, 2020 . Politico PRO . en.
8. Web site: March 12, 2013 . My Love Affair With The New York Observer . Gurley . George . July 20, 2020 . The New York Observer . en-US.