New York University
Robert McNamara is a history writer and former magazine journalist. He has served as a staff member at Rolling Stone and a freelance writer and fact checker for major magazines including New York, Esquire, Spy, and the magazine sections of the Chicago Tribune and New York Daily News.
Robert served as the first nonfiction editor and the first history editor for Amazon.com. In that role, Robert wrote articles about books and authors, interviewed historians, and published reviews.
Robert studied history and journalism at New York University.
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