Charles R. Pellegrino
Pellegrino at RavenCon 16 in 2023
Born1953 (age 70–71)
Alma materLong Island University (BS, MS)
Occupation(s)Writer, author

Charles R. Pellegrino (born 1953) is an American writer, the author of several books related to science and archaeology, including Return to Sodom and Gomorrah, Ghosts of the Titanic, Unearthing Atlantis, and Ghosts of Vesuvius. Pellegrino falsely claimed to have earned a PhD, and errors in his book The Last Train from Hiroshima (2010) prompted its publisher to withdraw it within a few months of publication.

Early life

During the mid-1970s, Pellegrino earned bachelor's and master's degrees at Long Island University.[1]

Pellegrino claimed to have received a PhD in 1982 from Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.[1] Victoria University denied that claim.[2][3][4][5] Pellegrino responded that the university had "stripped him of his Ph.D. because of a disagreement over evolutionary theory".[2] The New Zealand Herald reported that Pellegrino claimed his credentials had been restored by 1997.[4] The university investigated the matter, and in 2010, The New York Times reported that the university had never awarded him a PhD.[1]

Works

The Last Train from Hiroshima

Main article: The Last Train From Hiroshima

In January 2010, Henry Holt published Pellegrino's The Last Train from Hiroshima, a look at the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima from the vantage of survivors.

The New York Times initially praised the book as "sober and authoritative" and as a "firm and compelling synthesis of earlier memoirs and archival material".[6] Nevertheless, a month later the New York Times disputed claims made in Pellegrino's book regarding an accident with the atom bomb that resulted in the death of an American and the weakening of the weapon. Pellegrino conceded that he was misled and said that other editions of the book would be rewritten.[7]

In early March 2010, the publisher announced that it would no longer print or ship the book.[8] A revised edition, To Hell and Back: The Last Train From Hiroshima was released in August 2015 by Rowman & Littlefield.[9]

Bibliography

Non-fiction

Fiction

Filmography

Re-released on October 1, 2002 as part of a 4-DVD set entitled Time Life's Lost Civilizations.

References

  1. ^ a b c Rich, Motoko (5 March 2010). "University Rejects Pellegrino Claim in Degree Dispute". The New York Times. New York.
  2. ^ a b Rich, Motoko (1 March 2010). "Publisher to Halt Printing of Disputed Hiroshima Book". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  3. ^ Italie, Hillel (2 March 2010). "Publisher halts book about bombing of Hiroshima". Yahoo News. New York: Associated Press. Archived from the original on 7 March 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  4. ^ a b "University denies authors PhD claim". New Zealand Herald. 2 March 2010.
  5. ^ Schoenfeld, Gabriel (1 March 2010). "A Career Too Good to Be True". Weekly Standard. Washington. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  6. ^ Dwight Garner (20 January 2010). "After Atom Bombs' Shock, the Real Horrors Began Unfolding". The New York Times.
  7. ^ William J. Broad (20 February 2010). "Doubts Raised on Book's Tale of Atom Bomb". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  8. ^ "Avatar director James Cameron defends Hiroshima author". BBC News. 4 March 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  9. ^ "TO HELL AND BACK | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  10. ^ Pellegrino, Charles R. Time Gate: Hurtling Backward Through History. Paperback ed. Blue Ridge Summit, Pa.: Tab Books, 1985. ISBN 0-8306-1863-5
  11. ^ Pellegrino, Charles R. and Stoff, Jesse A. Darwin's Universe: Origins and Crises in the History of Life. 2d ed. Blue Ridge Summit, Pa.: Tab Books, 1986. ISBN 0-8306-2773-1
  12. ^ Pellegrino, Charles R. and Stoff, Joshua. Chariots for Apollo: The Untold Story Behind the Race to the Moon. New York: Quill, 1999. ISBN 0-380-80261-9
  13. ^ Asimov, Pellegrino, Powell and others edited this work, which is a collection of papers from the American Association for the Advancement of Science May 1986 symposium, Interstellar Travel and Communication. See: "Bibliography." In Charles R. Pellegrino and George Zebrowski. Dyson Sphere. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1999. ISBN 0-671-54173-0
  14. ^ Stoff, Jesse A. and Pellegrino, Charles R. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The Hidden Epidemic. 2d rev. ed. New York: Harper Perennial, 1992. ISBN 0-06-092260-5
  15. ^ Pellgrino, Charles R. Her Name, Titanic: Untold Story of the Sinking and Finding of the Unsinkable Ship. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Robert Hale Ltd., 1990. ISBN 0-7090-4242-6
  16. ^ Pellegrino, Charles R. Unearthing Atlantis: An Archaeological Odyssey. New York: Vintage, 1993. ISBN 0-679-73407-4
  17. ^ Pellegrino, Charles R. Return to Sodom and Gomorrah: Bible Stories from Archaeologists. 2d paperback ed. New York: Harper Paperbacks, 1995. ISBN 0-380-72633-5
  18. ^ Pellegrino, Charles R. Ghosts of the Titanic. New York: Avon, 2001. ISBN 0-380-72472-3
  19. ^ Pellegrino, Charles R. Ghosts of Vesuvius: A New Look at the Last Days of Pompeii, How Towers Fall, and Other Strange Connections. Paperback ed. New York: Harper Perennial, 2005. ISBN 0-06-075100-2
  20. ^ Jacobovici, Simcha and Pellegrino, Charles R. The Jesus Family Tomb: The Discovery, the Investigation, and the Evidence That Could Change History. Paperback ed. New York: HarperOne, 2008. ISBN 0-06-120534-6
  21. ^ Pellegrino, Charles R. Last Train from Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 2010. ISBN 0-8050-8796-6
  22. ^ Elizabeth Smith (2011). "Movies: About Lost Civilizations: Aegean - Legacy of Atlantis". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011.
  23. ^ "'Lost Civilizations' Uses Modern Ways To Tell Ancient Tales - Chicago Sun-Times | Encyclopedia.com".

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