Jerome Tuccille: Difference between revisions

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'''Jerome Tuccille''' (May 30, 1937 – February 16, 2017) was an American writer and activist usually associated with the [[Libertarianism in the United States|libertarian]] movement of American politics.<ref name="ReasonObit">{{cite news |url=https://reason.com/blog/2017/02/17/jerome-tuccille-author-of-it-usually-beg |title=Jerome Tuccille, Author of It Usually Begins With Ayn Rand and More, RIP |first=Nick |last=Gillespie |work=Reason |date=February 17, 2017 |access-date=February 17, 2017}}</ref> In 1974, Tuccille ran for [[Governor of New York]] on the ticket of the [[Libertarian Party of New York|Free Libertarian Party]]. His campaign included a [[publicity stunt]] where a blonde woman wearing a [[bodystocking]] rode a horse named "Taxpayer" through [[Central Park]], alluding to the legend of [[Lady Godiva]].<ref name="NYTobit">{{cite news |first=William |last=Grimes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/books/jerome-tuccille-dead.html?_r=0 |work=New York Times |title=Jerome Tuccille, Libertarian Author and Trump Biographer, Dies at 79 |date=February 24, 2017 |access-date=February 28, 2017}}</ref>

He wasworked theas authoran ofinvestment manager and authored more than twentythirty books, including ''[[It Usually Begins With Ayn Rand]]'' ({{ISBN|978-0930073251}}). His other books included the first biography of [[Donald Trump]],<ref name="NYTobit"/> as well as biographies of [[Rupert Murdoch]], [[Alan Greenspan]], and the [[H.L. Hunt#Family|Hunts of Texas]].<ref name="ReasonObit" /> Tuccille also wrote several novels and a memoir entitled ''Heretic: Confessions of an ex-Catholic Rebel'' ({{ASIN|B0038M3DF6}}). He also wrote a history of black soldiers in the [[Spanish–American War]] called ''The Roughest Riders'' which is highly critical of [[Theodore Roosevelt]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/how-buffalo-soldiers-helped-win-the-spanish-american-warand-saved-teddy-roosevelt-7716090|title=How Buffalo Soldiers Helped Win the Spanish-American War...and Saved Teddy Roosevelt|last=Ruggiero|first=Bob|date=2015-09-01|website=Houston Press|access-date=2019-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/902986857|title=The Roughest Riders: the untold story of the Black soldiers in the Spanish-American War|last=Tuccille|first=Jerome|isbn=9781613730461|edition=First edition|location=Chicago, Illinois|oclc=902986857}}</ref>