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Matthew Algeo

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When he's not writing his own biography in the third person, Matthew Algeo writes about unusual and interesting events in American history.

Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure is his second book. His first, Last Team Standing: How the Steelers and the Eagles - "The Steagles" - Saved Pro Football During World War II, won the 2006 Nelson Ross Award for outstanding pro football historiography.

Algeo is also a journalist. He has reported from three continents, and his stories have appeared on some of the most popular public radio programs in the United States, including All Things Considered, Marketplace, and Morning Edition.

In addition to reporting and writing, Algeo has held jobs as a convenience store clerk, a gas station attendant, a Halloween...more


Average rating: 3.78 · 635 ratings · 188 reviews · 4 distinct works
Harry Truman's Excellent Ad...
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 373 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions
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The President Is a Sick Man...
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions
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Last Team Standing: How the...
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions
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