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Join us on March 22nd at 1PM for an author talk and book signing by Poplar Bluff graduate, Gregg Jones. Gregg Jones, born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, is a distinguished journalist and author. A graduate of Poplar Bluff High School's Class of 1977, Jones began his journalism career with notable publications such as The Roanoke (Virginia) Times and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He later transitioned to working as a freelance foreign correspondent in the Philippines, reporting for The Washington Post, The (London) Guardian and the other U.S. and British newspapers. on global events. Jones has been a Pulitzer Prize finalist, a fellow at the Kluge Center and Black Mountain Institute, and a Botstiber Foundation grant recipient.
Jones has authored four nonfiction books, with his latest work, Most Honorable Son: A Forgotten Hero’s Fight Against Fascism and Hate During World War II, published in 2024. Most Honorable Son is a biography of Ben Kuroki, the first Japanese American combat hero of World War II. Ben Kuroki was a twenty-four-year-old Japanese American farm boy from Nebraska who flew fifty-eight combat missions, fighting the Axis Powers during World War II while battling racism, injustice, and prejudice on the home front. The book is touted by the Pulitzer Prize - winning and New York Times bestselling author, Jonathan Eig, as "prodigiously researched and expertly crafted — an unforgettable work of history."
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
318 N Main St, Poplar Bluff, MO, United States, Missouri 63901
