| 词条 | Candice Millard |
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|name = Candice Millard |image = |imagesize = |alt = |caption = |pseudonym = |birth_name = |birth_date = 1967/1968 |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |occupation = Author |language = English |nationality = American |ethnicity = |subject = American history |spouse = Mark Uhlig }} Candice Sue Millard (born 1967/1968) is an American writer and journalist. She is a former writer and editor for National Geographic and the author of three books: The River of Doubt, a history of the Roosevelt–Rondon Scientific Expedition of the Amazon rainforest in 1913-14; Destiny of the Republic, about the assassination of James A. Garfield; and Hero of the Empire, about Winston Churchill's activities during the Boer War. Personal life and educationMillard grew up in Lexington, Ohio.[1][2] She is a graduate of Baker University and earned a master's degree in literature from Baylor University.[3] Millard married Mark Uhlig in May 2001.[3] She has a corner office at his publishing company in Overland Park, Kansas, where she works while their three children are in school.[4] They live in Leawood, Kansas. AwardsBoth The River of Doubt (2005), and Destiny of the Republic (2011) were New York Times Best Sellers. River of Doubt was a Quill Awards finalist. In April 2012, Millard won the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime Book for Destiny of the Republic.[5] The book also received a PEN Center USA Award and the 34th Thorpe Menn Award for Literary Excellence from the American Association of University Women, Kansas City Branch, in 2012.[6] Subsequently, Millard won the 2017 BIO Award from the Biographers International Organization for her biographies of Churchill, Garfield, and Roosevelt.[7] Bibliography
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.signature-reads.com/2012/07/interview-with-author-candice-millard/|title=Interview with Author Candice Millard - Signature Reads|date=July 27, 2012|publisher=}} 2. ^[https://www.c-span.org/video/transcript/?id=54048 Q&A Candice Millard, Sep 22 2016 | Video | C-SPAN.org Transcript Viewer] Retrieved 2018-06-06. 3. ^1 {{cite news |title=WEDDINGS; Candice Millard, Mark Uhlig |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/13/style/weddings-candice-millard-mark-uhlig.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=May 13, 2001 |accessdate=July 30, 2011}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/books/article102040987.html|title=Here’s where Candice Millard creates her best-sellers|newspaper=The Kansas City Star |date=September 16, 2006 |author=Cindy Hoedel|accessdate=January 6, 2017}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.criminalelement.com/blogs/2012/04/2012-edgar-awards-the-glamorous-side-of-crime-leslie-gilbert-elman-true-detective-police-traditional-cozy-thrillers-noir-historical-westerns-nonfiction-mystery-writers-of-america-mo-hayder-martha-grimes-lori-roy|title=2012 Edgar Awards: The Glamorous Side of Crime by Leslie Gilbert Elman|first=Leslie Gilbert|last=Elman|publisher=}} 6. ^{{cite journal|title=Thorpe Menn Award Luncheon Celebrates 21 Authors and Its Namesake|journal=AAUW Taking Action|date=Nov 2012|series=AAUW Newsletter|pages=1|url=http://kansascity-mo.aauw.net/events/thorpe-menn-literary-award/}} 7. ^{{Cite news|url=http://biographersinternational.org/candice-millard-wins-2017-bio-award/|title=Candice Millard Wins 2017 BIO Award|date=2017-02-10|work=Biographers International Organization|access-date=2017-04-25|language=en-US}} External links
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