About
Marian Lindberg is the author of two nonfiction books, "Scandal on Plum Island: A Commander Becomes the Accused" (East End Press, 2020) and "The End of the Rainy Season: Discovering My Family's Hidden Past in Brazil" (Soft Skull Press, 2015). She began her career as a newspaper reporter (Buffalo, NY), which led to law school and a law practice centered on media law in Washington, DC, and New York City. Returning to her love of nature, Lindberg worked for The Nature Conservancy from 2005-2025 helping to protect and restore ecologically important lands thorughout New York State.
Featured Work
Scandal on Plum Island: A Commander Becomes the Accused
Major Benjamin M. Koehler seemed to be everything the U.S. Army wanted in a man until standards of masculinity changed in the early 1900s and the unmarried Koehler found himself accused of "immoral conduct" by male subordinates. Koehler refused to resign and insisted on a chance to clear his name. Thoroughly researched, involving figures as different as Susan B. Anthony and Theodore Roosevelt, the book tells a timely and timeless story of betrayal and injustice set in the context of male pushback against power gains by women, and the beginnings of gender policing.
Other Works
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The End of the Rainy Season: Discovering My Family's Hidden Past in Brazil
2015
