Jack DuArte
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Jack DuArte

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Jack DuArte is a native of New Orleans with a varied career in writing. DuArte attended Jesuit High School and worked for the Times-Picayune as a teenager. After attending the University of Kentucky and later graduating from the University of Evansville, DuArte served as an Air Force officer in Vietnam and received the Bronze Star for his efforts. He returned to New Orleans in 1971 and went into the wine business. He also authored a weekly column called Gastronomy for the Times-Picayune for a number of years and later hosted a radio talk show for WWL. DuArte later enjoyed a full career in the wine business where he owned several Napa Valley wineries. DuArte always enjoyed a long time love affair for the thoroughbred horse industry and returned to Kentucky in 2001. He is an owner and breeder of thoroughbreds in Central Kentucky. The Resistance was DuArte’s first novel, and was his seventh published work. The Resistance is part of DuArte’s World War II Series. Other WWII novels include Singapore, Spitfire, MALTA, *The White Mouse, *Kidnap the Pope, The First James Bond, *The Shetland Bus and LISBON. All are historical novels and predominantly based on fact. Three (*) reached Best Seller status. DuArte read from his work at the International Book Project’s Passport to Literacy in Lexington, KY. He also participated in the several Kentucky Book Fairs in Frankfort and numerous other book fairs around the country. DuArte and miniature horse Darleigh and dogs Cisco and Chase reside in Lexington.
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