Books by John Byrne Cooke and Complete Book Reviews

Reporting the War: Freedom of the Press from the American Revolution to the War on Terrorism
Reporting the War: Freedom of the Press from the American Revolution to the War on Terrorism
John Byrne Cooke, Author Palgrave MacMillan $24.95 (272p) ISBN 978-1-4039-7515-7
Historical novelist Cooke (The Snowblind Moon) gives an excellent, incisive commentary on how freedom of the press in the U.S., from the time of the 13 colonies on, has played out in times of war. Cooke points out that many newspaper publishers...
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South of the Border
South of the Border
John Byrne Cooke, Author Bantam Books $17.95 (324p) ISBN 978-0-553-05344-9
Students of outlaw lore may enjoy the careful research evident in this second novel from the author of The Snow blind Moon (winner of two Golden Spur awards); others, however will find it a slow read with few surprises. Styled along the lines of a...
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On The Road with Janis Joplin
On The Road with Janis Joplin
John Byrne Cooke. Berkley, $27.95 (414p) ISBN 978-0-425-27411-8
From 1967 to 1970, Cooke was the tour manager for Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company, giving him a first-hand view of Joplin's ascent to stardom, her reaction to fame, and her untimely death from a drug overdose. As someone who...
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