The book was the basis for the acclaimed documentary, Roads to Memphis (on the PBS show, The American Experience), for which Hampton served as historical consultant. and the international manhunt for assassin James Earl Ray. James Earl Ray was born in Alton, Illinois. The following is an excerpt from 'Hellhound On His Trail' by Hampton Sides Chapter 1: City of White Gold In early May 1967, three hundred miles downstream from St. His book, Hellhound On His Trail (Doubleday, April 2010), is about the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. In 'Hellhound on His Trail' Sides gives readers a page turner thriller ending in the tragedy of Apwhen Dr. His journalistic work, collected in numerous published anthologies, has been twice nominated for National Magazine Awards for feature writing. book by Hampton Sides Biography Books > United States Biographies ISBN: 0743273567 The Great Gatsby by Hampton Sides See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 6.29 Paperback 4.89 - 15.52 Audio CD - Select Condition Like New Unavailable Very Good 6. Hampton is editor-at-large for Outside and a frequent contributor to National Geographic and other magazines. Hellhound on His Trail (Doubleday), 2010, is a nonfiction book written by author Hampton Sides, focusing on the characters and events surrounding the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. He is the author of the bestselling histories Ghost Soldiers, Blood and Thunder, Hellhound On His Trail, and, most recently, In the Kingdom of Ice, which recounts the heroic polar voyage of the U.S.S. Sides, whose books include Ghost Soldiers, a World War II drama, and Blood and Thunder, on the conquest of the American West, is not overly interested in new research, thoroughgoing analysis.

HAMPTON SIDES is best-known for his gripping non-fiction adventure stories set in war or depicting epic expeditions of discovery and exploration. Hampton Sides on Russia’s Wrangel Island with 10,000-year-old woolly mammoth tusk.

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