1. HIROSHIMA John Hersey 1914-1993

3. Early Life Born in Tienstin, China Parents were missionaries Learned to speak Chinese before English Came to U.S. when he was ten years old Attended Yale University-Member of Skull and Bones Society Graduate at Cambridge

4. STARTED WORKING AS A SECRETARY FOR SINCLAIR LEWIS. DURING WORLD WAR II, COVERED FIGHTING IN EUROPE AND ASIA FOR TIME AND LIFE MAGAZINES. Writing Career

5. Hiroshima Reporting for New Yorker (1945-46) - Led to writing of Hiroshima. (Document) Proposed story to editor “Finest piece of Journalism of 20 th century”~NYU Journalism department.