Author of "Battle of Ink & Ice: A Sensational Story of News Barons, North Pole Explorers, and the Making of Modern Media" (Viking)
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Joined August 2009
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My story for Issue #1 of #Esses magazine got picked up by @longformprofile:
"Racing's Deadliest Day," about the Mercedes/Jaguar rivalry and the awful disaster at 1955 Le Mans. Check it out!
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"It would take years before elite drivers stopped dying at alarming rates, and for the popular image of them as peacetime fighter pilots—fast, courageous, likely to be killed in action—to fade away."
@darrellhartman, ESSES #longreads
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I absolutely loved this story by @darrellhartman from ESSES Issue 01. Now online. It reads like a movie or a chapter from a legendary nonfiction #DadLit classic…
If you love racing history, this is a must read:
essesmag.com/articles/racing…
Thrilled to be the first guest on a new podcast hosted by my friend and fellow history author @stevenujifusa. We talk about polar exploring, Gilded Age media, and (gulp) the economics of being a writer nowadays:
steveujifusa.substack.com/p/…
My first book review for the @nytimes! I recommend the book in question: a highly entertaining biography of a real-life 1920s "prince of thieves," by @DeanJobb
nytimes.com/2024/06/25/books…
Mainers! I'm doing a book talk March 28 at @BowdoinCollege. More info here:
brunswickdowntown.org/events…
Help support culture in the Catskills / Upper Delaware region: Join me in raising money for Deep Water Projects! via @givebutter givebutter.com/HJfZ7B
Mark your calendars! On Dec 28, I'll be doing a (free) Zoom talk with @whpl. It's about old-school polar explorers and NYC newspapers, natch:
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Honored! "Battle of Ink & Ice" chosen as one of the 100 Best Books of 2023 by @globeandmail.
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Books reviewed in our current issue: "Battle of Ink and Ice" by @darrellhartman ’03, "Half-Life of a Stolen Sister" by @rachelcantor '82, and "The Slip" by @prudencefeiffer ’02. buff.ly/47UmgBP
"I’m very skeptical of books. I don’t want to say no book is ever worth reading, but I actually do believe something pretty close to that." -Sam Bankman-Fried
nytimes.com/2023/11/02/techn…
I've had the pleasure of discussing Hemingway & his legacy with @Davidrcoggins -- he's got lots of great things to say the subject, so I'm glad he's now committed them to print!
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Boston friends! I'll be talking polar explorers and turn-of-the-century American media at @BPLBoston on October 3. Hope you can come! More info here:
bpl.bibliocommons.com/events…
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e-book fans: if you've been waiting to buy "Battle of Ink and Ice," now's a good time! Limited-time markdowns (as in $5.99) at @BookBub.
bookbub.com/books/battle-of-…
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#ICYMI: My guest on last week's episode of Navigating Uncertainty was @darrellhartman
Author of "Battle of Ink & Ice: A Sensational Story of News Barons, North Pole Explorers, and the Making of Modern Media" (@VikingBooks).
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Thanks @nytimes for making me an Editor's Pick!
nytimes.com/2023/07/27/books…
The North Pole Controversy of 1909 divided America along partisan lines that feel awfully familiar today.
My essay for @TIME (adapted from my new book) just went live:
time.com/6294794/robert-pear…
Yes: "You can live a very full, productive life without owning jeans." -@Davidrcoggins (from his Contender newsletter on Substack)
