Clifford d conner biography of rory
Rory is the author of Worth Fighting For: An Army Ranger's Journey Out of the Military and Across America and co-author of Long Shot: The Triumphs and....
Clifford D. Conner
Clifford (Cliff) D.
Conner (born 1941) is an American historian of science, author, and faculty member at the School for Professional Studies of the City University of New York Graduate Center.
This biography challenges that interpretation and argues that without Marat's contributions as an agitator, tactician, and strategist, the pivotal social.
Born in New Jersey, Conner grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. He received his BA at the Georgia Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. from the City University of New York Graduate Center.
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- His martyrdom was the occasion for a massive outpouring of public grief throughout France, especially among the population of Paris.
David painted his famous tribute to his friend and organized a spectacular funeral pageant; the torchlit procession wound through the streets of the capital for six hours, punctuated by a cannon salute every five minutes.
A former US Army Ranger walks across America for a fallen comrade and finds his voice as a war resister.A quasi-religious cult of Marat arose with eulogies likening Marat to Jesus. Busts, portraits, and medallions bearing the likeness of the People’s Friend were everywhere.
- Clifford D. Conner (1998), Jean Paul Marat: Scienti
- Clifford D. Conner (1998), Jean Paul Marat: Scienti