Alexander S. Heard
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Alexander S. Heard is editorial director of Outside
Outside (magazine)
Outside is an American magazine focused on the outdoors. The first issue debuted in September 1977 with its mission statement declaring that the publication was "dedicated to covering the people, sports and activities, politics, art, literature, and hardware of the outdoors..."Its founders were...
magazine and the author of Apocalypse Pretty Soon, a book about millennial subcultures in the United States. His book, "The Eyes of Willie McGee: A Tragedy of Race, Sex, and Secrets in the Jim Crow South", about the 1951 execution of Willie McGee (convict)
Willie McGee (convict)
Willie McGee was an African American from Laurel, Mississippi, who was sentenced to death in 1945 for the rape of Willette Hawkins, a white housewife....
, was published in 2010.
He is not related to G. Alexander Heard
G. Alexander Heard
George Alexander Heard was chancellor of Vanderbilt University from 1963 to 1982. He was also a political scientist and adviser to U.S...
, who was chancellor of Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...
. Mr. Heard is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and attended during Chancellor Heard's tenure.