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Joseph E. Persico, acclaimed historian and biographer, dies at 84
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Robert Sullivan <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 2 Sep 2014 12:44:31 -0400
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Joseph E. Persico of Guilderland, an acclaimed historian and
biographer and former chief speechwriter for Gov. Nelson A.
Rockefeller, who published 12 books, including the autobiography of
Gen. Colin Powell for which he was the ghost writer, died Saturday at
St. Peter's Hospital after a long illness. He was 84.

<http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Joseph-Persico-acclaimed-historian-biographer-5724215.php>

-- 
Bob Sullivan
Schenectady Digital History Archive
<http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/>
Schenectady County (NY) Public Library

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