John M. Barry

Biography

John M. Barry is an American author and historian who has written books on the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, the influenza pandemic of 1918, and the development of the modern form of the ideas of separation of church and state and individual liberty.

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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

2001Nominee

Best Writing

Fatal Flood

2025Nominee

Best Performance

Church and State: Roger Williams and the Founding of Freedom of Religion