Today I have the pleasure of introducing Jim McClure, editor of the York Daily Record/Sunday News in York, Pa. Jim has penned numerous history books, including the recently released “East of Gettysburg” on Kindle (previously available in hardback). I’ve worked with Jim for more than a decade, and he’s one of my heroes. Not only is he a terrific journalist and author, but the best mentor I’ve ever had.
He’s agreed to kick off my Take Five series. If you’re a published author and would liked to be featured, email me at Buffy@ydr.com and put “Take Five” in the subject line. And now, meet Jim.
Jim McClure
Editor of York Daily Record/Sunday News and author
Historian and author
Books: All available here
“Never to be Forgotten, A Year-By-Year Look at York County’s Past”
“Nine Months in York Town, American Revolutionaries Labor on Pennsylvania’s Frontier”
“Almost Forgotten, A Glimpse at Black History in York County, Pa.”
“East of Gettysburg, A Gray Shadow Crosses York County, Pa.”
“In the Thick of the Fight, York County, Pa., Counters the Axis Threat in WWII.”
“Civil War Voices From York County, Pa” (co-authored with Scott Mingus)
“Echoing Still: More Civil War Voices from York County, Pa.” (co-authored with Scott Mingus)
Blog: York Town Square
Questions
Q. If you could have dinner with any historical figure, who would it be and what would you ask?
A. Jonathan Edwards was a 18th-century theologian and philosopher, a leading New England intellectual of his day. He produced a body of work so large that scholars at Yale and elsewhere have spent years preparing it for publication and still have a way to go. I would ask him simply: “How did you do so much, so provocatively, so well?
