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Theodore Draper

American journalist and political writer (1912-2006) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 93

Theodore H. Draper was an American historian and political writer. Draper is best known for the 14 books he completed during his life, including work regarded as seminal on the formative period of the American Communist Party, the Cuban Revolution, and the Iran-Contra affair.

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Awards

The Hillman Prize for Magazine Journalism1966
Guggenheim Fellowship

About this person

Draper was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the 1990 recipient of the Herbert Feis Award for Nonacademically Affiliated Historians from the American Historical Association.

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 2006 · aged 93