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Richard N. ("Dick") Cote, is the author of three acclaimed biographies, two histories, and a contemporary novel. They include Mary's World: Love, War, and Family Ties in Nineteenth-century Charleston; Theodosia Burr Alston: Portrait of a Prodigy; and Strength and Honor: The Life of Dolley Madison. His first novel, The Redneck Riviera, appeared in 2002. His latest book, City of Heroes: The Great Charleston Earthquake of 1886, was published in 2006. His next book, In Search of Gentle Death (2010), explores the right to die with dignity at the time and place of one's own choosing.
Dick majored in political science and journalism at Butler University in Indianapolis. A Vietnam War veteran, he spent six years in the U.S. Air Force, and in the fall of 1979 he joined the staff of the South Carolina Historical Society, where he worked for several years before turning to writing full-time. Since the mid-1980s he has conducted extensive research into Southern biography, social history, microcultures, architecture, and the international death-with-dignity movement. His not-so-secret passion is writing contemporary fiction, and has two more novels in progress.
Dick has been chosen as a Featured Author and a Master Class Instructor by numerous American book festivals. In 2004 he was awarded the Bobby Gilmer Moss Award in History by the Daughters of the American Revolution for his outstanding contributions to historical writing. He has appeared on C-Span 2/Book TV and was a featured expert in programs by Dateline NBC and The Weather Channel.
Dick delights in sharing his love of history, biography, and the creative process. He lives in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, where he writes, lectures, and serves as Editor-in-Chief of Corinthian Books.
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