Draft:Frederick Allen

Not to be confused with other people of the same name (Frederick Allen (disambiguating)

Frederick Allen is an author, journalist and commentator in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a political commentator for CNN. Before that he was a columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was part of The Georgia Gang discussiom show.[1] Emory University has a collection of his papers.[2]

He reviewed Charles McNair's book on Atlanta mayor Sam Massell.[3]

He won the inaugural Michael P. Malone Award from the Western History Association for his research into vigilante symbolism. Working on a book about Theodore Roosevelt?

Graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Masachusetts and received a BA in journalism from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Married and lives in Atlanta and Montana.

Books

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  • Secret Formula about Coca-Cola, a company headquartered in Atlanta
  • Atlanta Rising, a history of modern Atlanta
  • Atlanta Rising: The Invention of an International City, 1946-1996
  • A Decent, Orderly Lynching about vigilantes in Montana.
  • Bourbon, a History (2017)[4]

References

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  1. ^ The Georgia gang
  2. ^ "ArchivesSpace Public Interface | ArchivesSpace Public Interface".
  3. ^ "Book Review: Play It Again, Sam: The Notable Life of Sam Massell, Atlanta's First Minority Mayor". 26 October 2017.
  4. ^ http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n94027063/
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