The Hamlet Fire
A Tragic Story of Cheap Food, Cheap Government, and Cheap Lives
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Labour & Industrial Relations, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
| Author: | Bryant Simon | ISBN: | 9781620972397 |
| Publisher: | The New Press | Publication: | September 5, 2017 |
| Imprint: | The New Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Bryant Simon |
| ISBN: | 9781620972397 |
| Publisher: | The New Press |
| Publication: | September 5, 2017 |
| Imprint: | The New Press |
| Language: | English |
Previous books have gained major review attention: Bryant Simon’s work has been featured in the New Yorker, Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, Boston Phoenix and AP. He has done dozens of national and local radio interviews, and appeared on BBC, CNN, HBO, Nightline, and Dateline NBC.
An engaged public intellectual who contributes to national media: His op-eds have appeared in the Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, New York Times (Room for Debate forum), Philadelphia Inquirer, The Root, and NewRepublic.com
Go-to-person: Reporters from around the world contact Simon to comment on casinos, urban development, branding, and coffee culture. This last year he fielded media inquiries about Donald Trump and Atlantic City. In fact his work was cited on Fresh Air this year. His research into the fire at Hamlet have already aroused the interest of the local media in North Carolina.
Speaking: Bryant Simon is a witty and charismatic public speaker who addresses academic conferences nationally and globally.
Affiliations: He is a member of the Southern Historical Association, Organization of American History Southern Labor History Association and Urban History Association. He has earned awards and honors from the Fulbright Commission, Humboldt Foundation, Urban History Association, Organization of American Historians, and the Smithsonian Institution.
Previous books have gained major review attention: Bryant Simon’s work has been featured in the New Yorker, Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, Boston Phoenix and AP. He has done dozens of national and local radio interviews, and appeared on BBC, CNN, HBO, Nightline, and Dateline NBC.
An engaged public intellectual who contributes to national media: His op-eds have appeared in the Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, New York Times (Room for Debate forum), Philadelphia Inquirer, The Root, and NewRepublic.com
Go-to-person: Reporters from around the world contact Simon to comment on casinos, urban development, branding, and coffee culture. This last year he fielded media inquiries about Donald Trump and Atlantic City. In fact his work was cited on Fresh Air this year. His research into the fire at Hamlet have already aroused the interest of the local media in North Carolina.
Speaking: Bryant Simon is a witty and charismatic public speaker who addresses academic conferences nationally and globally.
Affiliations: He is a member of the Southern Historical Association, Organization of American History Southern Labor History Association and Urban History Association. He has earned awards and honors from the Fulbright Commission, Humboldt Foundation, Urban History Association, Organization of American Historians, and the Smithsonian Institution.
