America's State Fair Impresario: The Life and Time of Mike Barnes - Hardcover
America's State Fair Impresario: The Life and Time of Mike Barnes - Hardcover
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by Cory M. Franklin (Author)
America's State Fair Impresario: The Life & Times of Mike Barnes is the story of a modest man who was a brilliant showman, shrewd businessman, philanthropist, and exemplary family man. In short, a legendary American.
Author Biography
Doctor Cory Franklin was Director of Medical Intensive Care at Cook County (Illinois) Hospital for 25 years. Before retiring, he wrote over 80 medical articles in books and professional journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and the Hastings Center Report. He worked as a technical advisor to actor, Harrison Ford and was a role model for the physician character Ford played in the 1993 film, The Fugitive. His work has been published in The New York Times, The New York Post, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Jerusalem Post, and The Chicago Sun Times as well as being excerpted in The New York Review of Books.
His books include Chicago Flashbulbs: A Quarter Century of News, Politics, Sports, and Show Business (2013), Cook County ICU: 30 Years of Unforgettable Patients and Odd Cases (2015), and The Doctor Will See You Now (2018). He lives in Wilmette, Illinois.
