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Donald L. Miller

Biography

Donald L. Miller

Donald L. Miller is the John Henry MacCracken Professor of History Emeritus at Lafayette College and author of 10 books, including VICKSBURG and MASTERS OF THE AIR, currently being made into a television series by Tom Hanks. He has hosted, coproduced or served as historical consultant for more than 30 television documentaries and has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post and other publications.

Donald L. Miller

Books by Donald L. Miller

Vicksburg: Grant's Campaign That Broke the Confederacy
by Donald L. Miller - History, Nonfiction

Vicksburg, Mississippi, was the last stronghold of the Confederacy on the Mississippi River. It prevented the Union from using the river for shipping between the Union-controlled Midwest and New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico. The Union navy tried to take Vicksburg, which sat on a high bluff overlooking the river, but couldn’t do it. General Grant moved his army south and joined forces with Admiral Porter, but even together they could not come up with a successful plan. At one point, Grant even tried to build a canal so that the river could be diverted away from Vicksburg. In VICKSBURG, Donald L. Miller tells the full story of this year-long campaign to win the city.

Supreme City: How Jazz Age Manhattan Gave Birth to Modern America
by Donald L. Miller - History, Nonfiction

SUPREME CITY is the story of Manhattan's growth and transformation in the 1920s and the brilliant people behind it. In less than 10 years, Manhattan became the social, cultural and commercial hub of the country, transformed by its night clubs, radio, skyscrapers, movies and ferocious energy. The 1920s was the Age of Jazz and the Age of Ambition.