Great Nonfiction Epics

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist and Author

Fascinating Nonfiction Stories

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist LA Times

Iron Empires

Check out his latest book, Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America!

Page-Turning Stories by an Award Winning Writer

Michael Hiltzik is an award-winning author and journalist best known for his nonfiction works. Taking on topics such as American history, science, and technology, he has intrigued the minds of readers and critics throughout the years.

You can read more of his books such as The New Deal: A Modern History, The Plot Against Social Security, and his New York Times Best-Seller, Colossus: Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century.

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About Michael Hiltzik

Michael has written for the Los Angeles Times for more than 30 years as an award-winning financial and political writer, foreign correspondent in Africa and Russia, investigative reporter, and technology editor. He is currently the Times’ business columnist. His seventh book, Iron Empires, is published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Michael lives in Southern California.