About the Author

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Jeff Diamant, an award-winning journalist, covered the second-largest heist in U.S. history for the Charlotte Observer. He also worked as a reporter for the Palm Beach Post and Newark Star Ledger, and his writing has appeared in numerous other publications including the Washington Post, Toronto Star, and the New York Times. A graduate of Yale College, he researches American religious history at the City University of New York and has taught at Lehman College and Rutgers University–Newark. He lives in Brooklyn.