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Josh Mensch

Josh Mensch is a nonfiction writer and documentary television producer whose work centers on American history and culture. With Brad Meltzer, he coauthored the New York Times bestselling The First Conspiracy, The Lincoln Conspiracy, The Nazi Conspiracy, and The JFK Conspiracy.

Biografia e Jornada do Autor

Josh Mensch grew up mostly in Buffalo, New York, then went on to study at Princeton University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He built his first major body of work in nonfiction television, serving as a showrunner, writer, director, and producer for outlets including PBS, the History Channel, National Geographic, Discovery, and MTV. That documentary career established the themes that would define his later books: American history, cultural memory, and the search for overlooked turning points. It also produced unusually concrete results, including two stories he wrote and directed that helped lead to the recovery of the Ground Zero 9/11 flag and Bob Dylan’s electric guitar from the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. ((https://www.joshmensch.com/about))

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To arrive at a new home and become a hero is very much the story of the immigrant experience in America
-Batman Vs Superman: Superheroes Decoded Interview
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Batman and Superman represent the Yin and Yang of the American psyche
-Batman Vs Superman: Superheroes Decoded Interview
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The greatest superheroes are always pushing forward and challenging the culture
-The greatest superheroes are always challenging culture
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Superheroes are an American mythology and the medium will change but the characters will endure
-The greatest superheroes are always challenging culture
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The air is alive in Philadelphia, and the world is about to change
-The First Conspiracy
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Young Abraham Lincoln is freezing
-The Lincoln Conspiracy
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The President is hiding
-The Nazi Conspiracy
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It's not an exaggeration: The survival of nations is at stake
-The Nazi Conspiracy
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The sky is black
-The JFK Conspiracy

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"Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch have found and rescued the harrowing story of Abraham Lincoln under assault"

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"The First Conspiracy co-authors Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch delve into the investigation with terrier-like glee"

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"Authors Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch prove gifted at providing essential context"

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"Authors Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch lay out the Nazi conspiracy to kill the Big Three"

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