Gary Krist
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Gary Krist

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New York Times bestselling author Gary Krist has written five works of narrative nonfiction--The White Cascade, City of Scoundrels, Empire of Sin, The Mirage Factory, and (his latest) Trespassers at the Golden Gate: A True Account of Love, Murder, and Madness in Gilded-Age San Francisco. He is also the author of five works of fiction. He has been a regular book reviewer for The New York Times Book Review, Salon, and The Washington Post. His stories, articles, and travel pieces have been featured in National Geographic Traveler, The Wall Street Journal, GQ, Playboy, The New Republic, Esquire, Best American Mystery Stories, and on National Public Radio's "Selected Shorts." He has been the recipient of The Stephen Crane Award, The Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Public Scholar grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, a Lowell Thomas Gold Medal for Travel Journalism, and other awards.
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    • The White Cascade

    • The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche
    • By: Gary Krist
    • Narrated by: Robert Fass
    • Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 09-01-2018
    • Language: English
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    • City of Scoundrels

    • The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago
    • By: Gary Krist
    • Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
    • Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 17-04-2012
    • Language: English
    • 3 out of 5 stars 1 rating

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