{"id":9,"date":"2013-09-27T11:26:46","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T11:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wp-a_lawler\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2024-12-24T17:44:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T22:44:16","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:nowrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:21px;--awb-padding-left:19px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-margin-top:30px;\"><p>BOOK AUTHOR | MAGAZINE WRITER | TRAVELER<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Public Sans&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;margin:0;letter-spacing:10px;--fontSize:38;line-height:1.1;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Public Sans'; font-weight: 900;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\" data-fusion-google-font=\"Public Sans\" data-fusion-google-variant=\"900\">ANDREW LAWLER<\/span><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-carousel fusion-image-carousel-fixed fusion-image-carousel-1 lightbox-enabled fusion-carousel-border\" style=\"margin-top:10px;\"><div class=\"awb-carousel awb-swiper awb-swiper-carousel awb-carousel--carousel awb-swiper-dots-position-bottom\" data-layout=\"carousel\" data-autoplay=\"no\" data-autoplayspeed=\"2500\" data-autoplaypause=\"no\" data-loop=\"yes\" data-columns=\"6\" data-columnsmedium=\"1\" data-columnssmall=\"1\" data-itemmargin=\"0\" data-itemwidth=\"180\" data-touchscroll=\"no\" data-freemode=\"no\" data-imagesize=\"fixed\" data-scrollitems=\"0\" data-centeredslides=\"no\" data-rotationangle=\"50\" data-depth=\"100\" data-speed=\"500\" data-shadow=\"no\" data-pagination=\"bullets\" style=\"--awb-columns:6;--awb-column-spacing:0px;--awb-border-width:1px;--awb-border-color:#e9eaee;\"><div class=\"swiper-wrapper awb-image-carousel-wrapper fusion-flex-align-items-center\"><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper hover-type-zoomin\"><a data-rel=\"iLightbox[image_carousel_1]\" data-title=\"Andrew bio 1\" aria-label=\"Andrew bio 1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-1-e1734484335414-272x300.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-1-e1734484335414-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper hover-type-zoomin\"><a data-rel=\"iLightbox[image_carousel_1]\" data-title=\"Andrew bio 2\" aria-label=\"Andrew bio 2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-2.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-2-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper hover-type-zoomin\"><a data-rel=\"iLightbox[image_carousel_1]\" data-title=\"Andrew bio 3\" aria-label=\"Andrew bio 3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-3.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-3-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper hover-type-zoomin\"><a data-rel=\"iLightbox[image_carousel_1]\" data-title=\"Andrew bio 4\" aria-label=\"Andrew bio 4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-4.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-4-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper hover-type-zoomin\"><a data-rel=\"iLightbox[image_carousel_1]\" data-title=\"Andrew-in-Afghanistan-Mes-Aynak-2\" aria-label=\"Andrew-in-Afghanistan-Mes-Aynak-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-in-Afghanistan-Mes-Aynak-2-e1734484422157-300x290.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-in-Afghanistan-Mes-Aynak-2-e1734484422157-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper hover-type-zoomin\"><a data-rel=\"iLightbox[image_carousel_1]\" data-title=\"Andrew bio 6\" aria-label=\"Andrew bio 6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-6.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-6-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper hover-type-zoomin\"><a data-rel=\"iLightbox[image_carousel_1]\" data-title=\"Andrew bio 7\" aria-label=\"Andrew bio 7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-7.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-7-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper hover-type-zoomin\"><a data-rel=\"iLightbox[image_carousel_1]\" data-title=\"Andrew bio 8\" aria-label=\"Andrew bio 8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-8.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-8-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper hover-type-zoomin\"><a data-rel=\"iLightbox[image_carousel_1]\" data-title=\"Andrew bio 9\" aria-label=\"Andrew bio 9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-9.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-9-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper hover-type-zoomin\"><a data-rel=\"iLightbox[image_carousel_1]\" data-title=\"Andrew bio 10\" aria-label=\"Andrew bio 10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-10.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-10-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper hover-type-zoomin\"><a data-rel=\"iLightbox[image_carousel_1]\" data-title=\"Andrew bio 11\" aria-label=\"Andrew bio 11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-11.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-11-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper hover-type-zoomin\"><a data-rel=\"iLightbox[image_carousel_1]\" data-title=\"Andrew bio 12\" aria-label=\"Andrew bio 12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-12.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-12-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper hover-type-zoomin\"><a data-rel=\"iLightbox[image_carousel_1]\" data-title=\"Andrew bio 13\" aria-label=\"Andrew bio 13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-13.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-13-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper hover-type-zoomin\"><a data-rel=\"iLightbox[image_carousel_1]\" data-caption=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" data-title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" aria-label=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-14.jpg\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andrew-bio-14-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"awb-swiper-button awb-swiper-button-prev\"><i class=\"awb-icon-angle-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"awb-swiper-button awb-swiper-button-next\"><i class=\"awb-icon-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-bottom-small:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:12px;--awb-margin-top:30px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><p>BOOK AUTHOR | MAGAZINE WRITER | TRAVELER<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:25px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Public Sans&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;margin:0;letter-spacing:6px;font-size:1em;--fontSize:25;line-height:1.1;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Public Sans'; font-weight: 900;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\" data-fusion-google-font=\"Public Sans\" data-fusion-google-variant=\"900\">ANDREW LAWLER<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:#efefef;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#000000;border-color:#000000;border-top-width:15px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, #efefef 0%,#ffffff 100%);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:19px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:9.6%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#000000;--awb-margin-left:40px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:1.5em;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Public Sans&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;margin:0;letter-spacing:6px;font-size:1em;--fontSize:22.5;line-height:1.1;\">BIO<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:42px;--awb-margin-bottom:44px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3 fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-margin-right:100px;--awb-margin-left:100px;\"><p>Andrew Lawler is a journalist and author who has written about history, science, religion, and politics from dozens of countries.<\/p>\n<p>He is author of four books: <br \/><i>\u2022 A Perfect Frenzy: A Royal Governor, His Black Allies, and the Crisis That Spurred the American Revolution<\/i><br \/>\u2022 The prize-winning <i>Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World\u2019s Most Contested City<\/i><br \/>\u2022 The national bestseller <i>The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke<\/i><br \/>\u2022 The acclaimed <i>Why Did The Chicken Cross The World: The Epic Saga Of The Bird That Powers Civilization.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Andrew&#8217;s byline has appeared in&nbsp;<i>The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Geographic, Smithsonian<\/i>, and many other publications. He is a contributing writer for&nbsp;<i>Science<\/i>&nbsp;and contributing editor for<span style=\"color: #00364a;\">&nbsp;<i>Archaeology<\/i><\/span><span class=\"gmail_default\"><i>,<\/i><\/span> as well as a National Geographic Explorer and a Pulitzer Center grantee. His work has won a number of journalism awards, and appeared several times in&nbsp;<i>The Best of Science and Nature Writing.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:42px;--awb-margin-bottom:44px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>Andrew Lawler is a journalist and author who has written about history, science, religion, and politics from dozens of countries.<\/p>\n<p>He is author of four books: <i>A Perfect Frenzy: A Royal Governor, His Black Allies, and the Crisis That Spurred the American Revolution<\/i>; the prize-winning<i>Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World\u2019s Most Contested City<\/i>; the national bestseller\u00a0<i>The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke<\/i>; and the acclaimed\u00a0<i>Why Did The Chicken Cross The World: The Epic Saga Of The Bird That Powers Civilization.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Andrew&#8217;s byline has appeared in\u00a0<i>The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Geographic, Smithsonian<\/i>, and many other publications. He is a contributing writer for\u00a0<i>Science<\/i>\u00a0and contributing editor for<span style=\"color: #00364a;\">\u00a0<i>Archaeology<\/i><\/span><span class=\"gmail_default\"><i>,<\/i><\/span> as well as a National Geographic Explorer and a Pulitzer Center grantee. His work has won a number of journalism awards, and appeared several times in\u00a0<i>The Best of Science and Nature Writing.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:40px;--awb-padding-left:40px;--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:60px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-sep-color:#555555;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;letter-spacing:6px;--fontSize:24;line-height:1.1;\"><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>AWARDS FOR JOURNALISM<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-blog-shortcode fusion-blog-shortcode-1 fusion-blog-archive fusion-blog-layout-grid-wrapper fusion-blog-no\" style=\"--grid_separator_color:#ffffff;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-blog-shortcode-1 .fusion-blog-layout-grid .fusion-post-grid{padding:30.5px;}.fusion-blog-shortcode-1 .fusion-posts-container{margin-left: -30.5px !important; margin-right:-30.5px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-posts-container fusion-posts-container-no fusion-no-meta-info fusion-blog-layout-grid fusion-blog-layout-grid-5 isotope fusion-blog-equal-heights\" data-pages=\"1\" data-grid-col-space=\"61\" style=\"margin: -30.5px -30.5px 0;min-height:500px;\"><article id=\"blog-1-post-18951\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-18951 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-awards-for-journalism category-other\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,1);border:1px solid #ffffff;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ffffff;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/national-geographic\/\" aria-label=\"National Geographic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/natgeo23.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/natgeo23-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/natgeo23.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 928px) 171px, (min-width: 856px) 214px, (min-width: 784px) 285px, (min-width: 712px) 428px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px; display:none;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-18946\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-18946 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-awards-for-journalism category-other\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,1);border:1px solid #ffffff;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ffffff;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/pulitzer-center\/\" aria-label=\"Pulitzer Center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pulitzer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pulitzer-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pulitzer.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 928px) 171px, (min-width: 856px) 214px, (min-width: 784px) 285px, (min-width: 712px) 428px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px; display:none;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-12658\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-12658 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-awards-for-journalism category-other\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,1);border:1px solid #ffffff;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ffffff;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/2024-felicia-a-holton-book-award-archaeological-institute-of-america\/\" aria-label=\"2024 Felicia A. Holton Book Award, Archaeological Institute of America\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/awards.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/awards-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.andrewlawler.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/awards.png 231w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 928px) 171px, (min-width: 856px) 214px, (min-width: 784px) 285px, (min-width: 712px) 428px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px; display:none;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-4450\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-4450 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-awards-for-journalism category-other\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,1);border:1px solid #ffffff;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px; display:none;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-3948\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-3948 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-awards-for-journalism category-other\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,1);border:1px solid #ffffff;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px; display:none;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-1608\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-1608 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-awards-for-journalism category-other\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,1);border:1px solid #ffffff;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px; display:none;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-1595\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-1595 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-awards-for-journalism category-other\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,1);border:1px solid #ffffff;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px; display:none;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-1587\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-1587 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-awards-for-journalism category-other\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,1);border:1px solid #ffffff;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px; display:none;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-1589\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-1589 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-awards-for-journalism category-other\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,1);border:1px solid #ffffff;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px; display:none;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-1591\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-1591 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-awards-for-journalism category-other\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,1);border:1px solid #ffffff;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px; display:none;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-1593\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-1593 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-awards-for-journalism category-other\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,1);border:1px solid #ffffff;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px; display:none;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-1597\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-1597 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-awards-for-journalism category-other\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,1);border:1px solid #ffffff;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px; display:none;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-8 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:100px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-align-content-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:40px;--awb-padding-left:40px;--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:60px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-sep-color:#555555;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;letter-spacing:6px;--fontSize:24;line-height:1.1;\"><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>AWARDS FOR JOURNALISM<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-blog-shortcode fusion-blog-shortcode-2 fusion-blog-archive fusion-blog-layout-grid-wrapper fusion-blog-no\" style=\"--grid_separator_color:#ffffff;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-blog-shortcode-2 .fusion-blog-layout-grid .fusion-post-grid{padding:32px;}.fusion-blog-shortcode-2 .fusion-posts-container{margin-left: -32px !important; 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