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andrew carroll washington , d.c. , u.s. history military history volunteerism joseph brodsky 150px '' extraordinary american letters '' '' war letters : extraordinary correspondence letters from american wars '' of a nation : a collection of 27 september 1969 andrew_carroll_headshot_small . jpg andrew carroll
 andrew carroll
andrew carroll

andrew carroll -lrb- born september 27 , 1969 -rrb- is an american author , editor , activist , and historian .
he is best known as the author of the 1999 `` new york times '' best-selling `` letters of a nation : a collection of extraordinary american letters '' and the 2001 `` new york times '' best-selling book `` war letters : extraordinary correspondence from american wars '' , which was later turned into an episode of the television program `` american experience '' .
