For millennia the location of the Nile River’s headwaters was shrouded in mystery. In the 19th century, Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke set out to claim the prize for England. From the start the two men ...
At age twenty-four, Winston Churchill was utterly convinced it was his destiny to become prime minister of England one day, despite the fact he had just lost his first election campaign for Parliament ...
Meticulously researched, epic in scope, and pulsating with an intimate human focus and high-velocity narrative drive, Destiny of the Republic will stand alongside The Devil in the White City and The Professor and the ...
At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth.
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About Candice Millard
Candice Millard is the author of four New York Times bestselling books. She is the recipient of the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime, the PEN Center USA award for Research Nonfiction, the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers award, and the Biographers International award for distinguished contribution to the art and craft of biography. Millard has written for the New York Times, the Guardian, and the Atlantic, and her second book, Destiny of the Republic, was adapted for the Emmy-nominated Netflix series Death by Lightning.
Historical Miniseries Based on Destiny of the Republic
Based on Millard’s 2011 book Destiny of the Republic, Death by Lightning is a critically acclaimed four-episode Netflix series released in 2025. Recipient of the USC Scripter Award, the series has also been nominated for eight other major industry awards, including four Emmy nominations.