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Born | Joshua Harris Prager Eagle Butte, South Dakota, United States |
Occupation | Author, journalist |
Nationality | American |
Education | Columbia University ( BA) |
Alma mater | Ramaz School |
Notable works | The Echoing Green |
Parents | Kenneth Prager (father) |
Relatives | Dennis Prager (uncle) |
Joshua Harris Prager (born 1971)[ citation needed] is an American journalist and author.
Joshua Harris Prager was born in a Jewish family in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. Prager is the son of Columbia University physician and medical ethics expert Kenneth Prager, and the nephew of commentator Dennis Prager. [1] He attended the Moriah School in Englewood, New Jersey, the Ramaz High School in Manhattan, [2] and Columbia College, where he studied music theory, graduating in 1994. [3] [4]
Prager often writes of historical secrets. He found the reclusive heir of Margaret Wise Brown, author of the classic children's book Goodnight Moon. [5] He confirmed the decades-long rumor that the New York Giants had stolen signs en route to the 1951 pennant. [6] He revealed that baseball pitcher Ralph Branca (pitcher in the aforementioned baseball game) was born to a Jewish mother. [7] He named the only anonymous winner in the history of the Pulitzer Prizes, the Iranian photographer Jahangir Razmi. [8] He revealed the suicides of the parents of Swedish humanitarian Raoul Wallenberg. [9] He identified the anonymous patron in the famous book Joe Gould's Secret. [10] He identified Shelley Lynn Thornton as the unknown child of the plaintiff Jane Roe ( Norma McCorvey), whose conception in 1969 led to the landmark case Roe v. Wade. [11] [12] He revealed the unknown story of law professor Warren Seavey who admitted to Harvard Law School World War II veterans who didn’t apply to the school or had questionable credentials. [13]
Prager has written for publications including Vanity Fair, [14] [15] The New York Times, [7] and The Wall Street Journal, where he was a senior writer for eight years. [16] His first book, The Echoing Green: The Untold Story of Bobby Thomson, Ralph Branca and the Shot Heard Round the World, is about the Shot Heard 'Round the World, which occurred during a famous 1951 baseball playoff game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants.[ citation needed]
His second book, Half Life: Reflections from Jerusalem on a Broken Neck is about the road accident in Israel that left him paralyzed. [17] He describes his rehabilitation and recovery from the accident; how he tracked down his fellow passengers and the widow of the bus driver who was killed in the accident; and his meeting with the truck driver, who rambled on about his own suffering and expressed no remorse for his actions. [18]
In 2016, Prager published 100 Years: Wisdom From Famous Writers on Every Year of Your Life, a book of quotations designed by Milton Glaser. [19]
Prager's fourth book, The Family Roe: An American Story, was published in 2021. It tells the story of Roe v. Wade and its plaintiff, Jane Roe ( Norma McCorvey). [20] The book was a finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, [21] as well as the 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction. [22]
Prager has lectured at venues including TED and Google, [16] [23] and has received fellowships from the Nieman Foundation for Journalism [24] as well as the Fulbright Program. [25]
In May 1990, Prager was paralyzed in a road accident in Israel when a truck driver rammed into the minibus in which he was riding. [26] Prager is married and has two daughters.[ citation needed]
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Joshua Prager | |
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Born | Joshua Harris Prager Eagle Butte, South Dakota, United States |
Occupation | Author, journalist |
Nationality | American |
Education | Columbia University ( BA) |
Alma mater | Ramaz School |
Notable works | The Echoing Green |
Parents | Kenneth Prager (father) |
Relatives | Dennis Prager (uncle) |
Joshua Harris Prager (born 1971)[ citation needed] is an American journalist and author.
Joshua Harris Prager was born in a Jewish family in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. Prager is the son of Columbia University physician and medical ethics expert Kenneth Prager, and the nephew of commentator Dennis Prager. [1] He attended the Moriah School in Englewood, New Jersey, the Ramaz High School in Manhattan, [2] and Columbia College, where he studied music theory, graduating in 1994. [3] [4]
Prager often writes of historical secrets. He found the reclusive heir of Margaret Wise Brown, author of the classic children's book Goodnight Moon. [5] He confirmed the decades-long rumor that the New York Giants had stolen signs en route to the 1951 pennant. [6] He revealed that baseball pitcher Ralph Branca (pitcher in the aforementioned baseball game) was born to a Jewish mother. [7] He named the only anonymous winner in the history of the Pulitzer Prizes, the Iranian photographer Jahangir Razmi. [8] He revealed the suicides of the parents of Swedish humanitarian Raoul Wallenberg. [9] He identified the anonymous patron in the famous book Joe Gould's Secret. [10] He identified Shelley Lynn Thornton as the unknown child of the plaintiff Jane Roe ( Norma McCorvey), whose conception in 1969 led to the landmark case Roe v. Wade. [11] [12] He revealed the unknown story of law professor Warren Seavey who admitted to Harvard Law School World War II veterans who didn’t apply to the school or had questionable credentials. [13]
Prager has written for publications including Vanity Fair, [14] [15] The New York Times, [7] and The Wall Street Journal, where he was a senior writer for eight years. [16] His first book, The Echoing Green: The Untold Story of Bobby Thomson, Ralph Branca and the Shot Heard Round the World, is about the Shot Heard 'Round the World, which occurred during a famous 1951 baseball playoff game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants.[ citation needed]
His second book, Half Life: Reflections from Jerusalem on a Broken Neck is about the road accident in Israel that left him paralyzed. [17] He describes his rehabilitation and recovery from the accident; how he tracked down his fellow passengers and the widow of the bus driver who was killed in the accident; and his meeting with the truck driver, who rambled on about his own suffering and expressed no remorse for his actions. [18]
In 2016, Prager published 100 Years: Wisdom From Famous Writers on Every Year of Your Life, a book of quotations designed by Milton Glaser. [19]
Prager's fourth book, The Family Roe: An American Story, was published in 2021. It tells the story of Roe v. Wade and its plaintiff, Jane Roe ( Norma McCorvey). [20] The book was a finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, [21] as well as the 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction. [22]
Prager has lectured at venues including TED and Google, [16] [23] and has received fellowships from the Nieman Foundation for Journalism [24] as well as the Fulbright Program. [25]
In May 1990, Prager was paralyzed in a road accident in Israel when a truck driver rammed into the minibus in which he was riding. [26] Prager is married and has two daughters.[ citation needed]