Candice Sue Millard (born 1967) is an American writer and journalist. She is a former writer and editor for ''

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'' and the author of four books: '' The River of Doubt'', a history of the

Roosevelt–Rondon Scientific Expedition The Roosevelt–Rondon Scientific Expedition ( Portuguese: Expedição Científica Rondon–Roosevelt) was a survey expedition in 1913–14 to follow the path of the Rio da Dúvida ("River of Doubt") in the Amazon basin. The expedition was jointl ...

of the

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in 1913–14; '' Destiny of the Republic'', about the

assassination of James A. Garfield James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, 79 days later on September 19, 1881. ...

; '' Hero of the Empire'', about

Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 Winston Churchill in the Second World War, dur ...

's activities during the

Boer War The Second Boer War ( af, Tweede Vryheidsoorlog, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, the Anglo–Boer War, or the South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer Republics (the Sou ...

; and ''River of the Gods'', about the search for the source of the

Nile River The Nile, , Bohairic , lg, Kiira , Nobiin: Áman Dawū is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered the longest rive ...

Personal life and education

Millard grew up in

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. She is a graduate of

Baker University Baker University is a private university in Baldwin City, Kansas. Founded in 1858, it was the first four-year university in Kansas and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Baker University is made up of four schools. The College of Art ...

and earned a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

in literature from

Baylor University Baylor University is a private Baptist Christian research university in Waco, Texas. Baylor was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and one of the fir ...

. Millard married Mark Uhlig in May 2001. She has a corner office at his publishing company in

Overland Park, Kansas Overland Park ( ) is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas. Located in Johnson County, Kansas, it is one of four principal cities in the Kansas City metropolitan area and the most populous suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. As o ...

, where she works while their three children are in school. They live in

Leawood, Kansas Leawood is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 33,902. History 19th century After the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, the area ...

Awards

Both ''The River of Doubt'' (2005), and ''Destiny of the Republic'' (2011) were

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. ''River of Doubt'' was a

Quill Awards The Quill Award was an American literary award that ran for three years in 2005-2007. It was a "consumer-driven award created to inspire reading while promoting literacy." The Quills Foundation, the organization behind the Quill Award, was suppor ...

finalist. In April 2012, Millard won the

Edgar Award The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards honor the bes ...

for Best Fact Crime Book for ''Destiny of the Republic''. The book also received a

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Award and the 34th Thorpe Menn Award for Literary Excellence from the American Association of University Women, Kansas City Branch, in 2012. Subsequently, Millard won the 2017 BIO Award from the

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for her biographies of Churchill, Garfield, and Roosevelt.

Bibliography

* ''Keepers of the Faith: The Living Legacy of Aksum'' ''

'' (July 2001) * '' The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey'' (2005) * '' Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President'' (2011) * '' Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill'' (2016) * ''River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile'' (2022)

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