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Matthew Algeo

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Born

Philadelphia, The United States

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History, Biography, Travel

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David McCullough, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Bill Bryson

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When he's not writing his own biography in the third person, Matthew Algeo writes about unusual and interesting events in American history.

He is also a journalist who has reported from four continents.

In addition to reporting and writing, Algeo has worked as a convenience store clerk, a Halloween costume salesman, and a hot dog vendor in a traveling circus. Now he is the morning host at Kansas Public Radio.

He lives in Lawrence, Kansas, with is wife, Allyson, and daughter, Zaya. ...more

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	The President Is a Sick Man: Wherein the Supposedly Virtuous Grover Cleveland Survives a Secret Surgery at Sea and Vilifies the Courageous Newspaperman Who Dared Expose the Truth 3.95 avg rating — 2,560 ratings — published 2011 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip 3.90 avg rating — 2,488 ratings — published 2009 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pedestrianism: When Watching People Walk Was America's Favorite Spectator Sport 3.98 avg rating — 299 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All This Marvelous Potential: Robert Kennedy's 1968 Tour of Appalachia 4.08 avg rating — 219 ratings — published 2020 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Harry Met Pablo: Truman, Picasso, and the Cold War Politics of Modern Art 3.85 avg rating — 131 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last Team Standing: How the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles-- The ""Steagles""--Saved Pro Football During World War II 4.01 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2006 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abe and Fido: Lincoln's Love of Animals and the Touching Story of His Favorite Canine Companion 3.75 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last Team Standing: How the Steelers and Eagles--"The Steagles"--Saved Pro Football During World War II 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New York's Secret Subway: The Underground Genius of Alfred Beach and the Origins of Mass Transit 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	PEDESTRIANISM: Written by MATTHEW ALGEO, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Unknown [Hardcover] by Matthew Algeo (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Kofi Anan, who was once asked why God was able to create the world in seven days while it has taken the UN more than sixty years to achieve what it has. “The good Lord,” replied Anan, “had the advantage of working alone.”
― Matthew Algeo, Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip

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“Truman said. “They cheered as if I were still president. So I pretended I was still president and waved back.”
― Matthew Algeo, Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip

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“Cleveland was “the kind of man who would rather do something badly for himself than to have somebody else do it well.”
― Matthew Algeo, The President Is a Sick Man: Wherein the Supposedly Virtuous Grover Cleveland Survives a Secret Surgery at Sea and Vilifies the Courageous Newspaperman Who Dared Expose the Truth

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