Richard N. ("Dick") Côté, is the nationally-known author of three acclaimed biographies, two histories, and a contemporary novel. They include Mary's World: Love, War, and Family Ties in Nineteenth-century Charleston; Theodosia Burr Alston: Portrait of a Prodigy; and Strength and Honor: The Life of Dolley Madison. His novel, The Redneck Riviera, appeared in 2002. His latest book, City of Heroes: The Great Charleston Earthquake of 1886, was published in 2006. Final Friends, a book about the right to die with dignity at the time and place of one’s own choosing, is underway now.

Dick majored in political science and journalism at Butler University in Indianapolis. He spent six years in the U.S. Air Force, and then eight years conducting historical research and writing in Wisconsin. In the fall of 1979 he joined the staff of the South Carolina Historical Society, where he worked for several years before turning to writing full-time. Since the mid-1980s he has conducted extensive research into Southern biography, social history, plantation life and culture, microcultures, architecture, the Great Charleston Earthquake of 1886, and the international right-to-die movement. His not-so-secret passion is writing contemporary fiction.

He has been chosen as a Featured Author and a Master Class Instructor by numerous American book festivals. In 2004 he was awarded the Bobby Gilmer Moss Award in History by the Daughters of the American Revolution for his outstanding contributions to historical writing. He has appeared on C-Span 2/Book TV and was a featured expert in programs by Dateline NBC and The Weather Channel.

One of his chief delights in sharing his love of history, biography, and the creative process through talks, discussions, formal author coaching, and serving as an international literary collaborator. He lives in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, where he writes, lectures, and serves as Editor-in-Chief of Corinthian Books.

Phone: (843) 881-6080
Fax: (843) 278-8456
Email: dickcote@earthlink.net
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