Robert E. Conot

Robert Ernst Conot (June 25, 1929 - November 16, 2011[1]) was an American journalist and historian. He is the author of a 1967 book on the Watts Riots (Rivers of Blood, Years of Darkness, which, according to WorldCat, is held in 1147 libraries.[2] The report caught the attention of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, which appointed him to edit the historical section of the commission's report. Conot is also known for a biography of Thomas Edison that was among the first works to take issue with the "Edison myth" (A Streak of Luck); it is held in 2023 libraries[3] He also wrote a comprehensive volume on the Nuremberg Trials Justice at Nuremberg, which is held in over 2400 libraries [4]).

It was after his work on the Kerner Commission that Conot wrote American Odyssey: A Unique History of America Told Through the Life of a Great City (1974), a history of Detroit from its 1701 beginning until 1970, detailing the social and community struggles - problems and successes - of America's biggest boom town, until the begin of its fall.

References

  1. ↑ Nelson, Valerie J. (27 November 2011). "Robert E. Conot dies at 82; journalist wrote exhaustive study of the Watts riots". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
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