John Hersey Autographs
John Richard Hersey (June 17, 1914 – March 24, 1993) was an American writer and journalist. He is considered one of the earliest practitioners of the so-called New Journalism, in which storytelling techniques of fiction are adapted to non-fiction reportage. In 1999, Hiroshima, Hersey's account of the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, was adjudged the finest work of American journalism of the 20th century by a 36-member panel associated with New York University's journalism department.
Hersey was born in Tianjin, China, the son of Grace Baird and Roscoe Hersey, Protestant missionaries for the YMCA in Tianjin. Hersey learned to speak Chinese before he spoke English. Later he based his novel, The Call (1985), on the lives of his parents and several other missionaries of their generation.
John Hersey was a descendant of William Hersey (or Hercy, as the family name was then spelled) of Reading, Berkshire, England. William Hersey was one of the first settlers of Hingham, Massachusetts in 1635.
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The most expensive item with a signature of John Hersey (John Hersey / Hiroshima / Signed Limited Edition / 1st Edition / 1983) was sold in April 2025 for $1,504.50 while the cheapest item (Creating Contagious Leadership by John Hersey (2003, Hardcover) signed, like new) found a new owner for $4.95 in December 2024. The month with the most items sold (19) was May 2025 with an average selling price of $36.00 for an autographed item of John Hersey. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2022 with $56.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.95 was December 2024. In average, an autographed item from John Hersey is worth $29.95.
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Latest News about John Hersey
The Reporter Who Told the World About the Bomb (08/04/2020): “Fallout,” by Lesley M.M. Blume, recounts how John Hersey revealed the devastating toll of the atomic bomb on the citizens of Hiroshima. 
