About Laurence Bergreen
Born 1950. Laurence Bergreen is an American historian and biographer.
Works Bergreen's first book was Look Now, Pay Later: The Rise of Network Broadcasting, published in 1980.
In May 2017, Roaring Brook Press, a division of Macmillan, published his first Young Adult book, Magellan: Over the Edge of the World, an adaptation of his international bestseller.
His most recent adult book is the highly acclaimed In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire, available from HarperCollins Publishers in March 2021.
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Who is Laurence Bergreen?
American biographer, historian (b. 1950)
When was Laurence Bergreen born?
Laurence Bergreen was born on 4 February 1950 in New York City.
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Laurence Bergreen is a historian and biographer.
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Laurence Bergreen is American.
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