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AirTalk for November 12, 2003

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The U.S. Exploring Expedition Of 1838-1842; Sammy Davis, Jr.
The U.S. Exploring Expedition Of 1838-1842; Sammy Davis, Jr.

The U.S. Exploring Expedition Of 1838-1842; Sammy Davis, Jr.

The U.S. Exploring Expedition Of 1838-1842

AirTalk for November 12, 2003

Nathaniel Philbrick, who won the National Book Award for his best-selling In The Heart of the Sea, joins Larry Mantle to talk about his new, critically acclaimed new page-turner Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery: The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842.

Sammy Davis, Jr.

AirTalk for November 12, 2003

He was for decades, one of the most recognizable figures in the cultural landscape, his image epitomizing a golden age of American Show business. His career spanned a lifetime but for years he remained hidden behind the persona he fought so vigorously to protect. In his new biography of Sammy Davis Jr., In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis Jr., Wil Haygood, takes us behind the icon into the extraordinary life of this extraordinary entertainer.