Lynne Olson (born August 19, 1949) is an American author, historian and journalist. She was born on August 19, 1949, and is married to Stanley Cloud, with whom she often writes. In 1969 she graduated from

University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first ...

. Before becoming a writer she worked for the

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and the ''

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''. She has written several books on the history of the

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era, which have received positive critical reviews.

Awards and honors

In 2002 she won the

Christopher Award The Christopher Award (established 1949) is presented to the producers, directors, and writers of books, films and television specials that "affirm the highest values of the human spirit". It is given by The Christophers, a Christian organizatio ...

for her book ''Freedom's Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement from 1830 to 1970''.

Selected bibliography

*''The Murrow Boys: Pioneers on the Front Lines of Broadcast Journalism'' (1996, with Stanley Cloud) *''Freedom's Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement from 1830 to 1970'' (2002) *''A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II'' (2003, with Stanley Cloud) *''Troublesome Young Men: The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England'' (2007) *''Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour'' (2011) *''Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939–1941'' (2013) *''Last Hope Island: Britain, Occupied Europe, and the Brotherhood That Helped Turn the Tide of War'' (2017) *''Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler'' (2019)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Olson, Lynne 1949 births Living people University of Arizona alumni American women journalists 21st-century American women writers 21st-century American non-fiction writers