Caleb Carr (born August 2, 1955) is an American novelist and noted military historian. He was born in New York City, achieved a degree in history, and is the author of The Devil Soldier, The Alienist, The Angel of Darkness, Casing the Promised Land, Killing Time, The Italian Secretary, and The Lessons of Terror among others. August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The city is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture, and is one of the worlds major global cities (along with London, Tokyo and Paris) with a virtually unrivaled collection of museums, galleries, performance venues, media outlets, international corporations, and stock exchanges. ... One of the most famous quotations about history and the value of studying history, by Spanish philosopher, George Santayana, reads: Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. ... The Alienist is a novel from 1994 (ISBN 0-553-57299-7), written by Caleb Carr. ... The Angel of Darkness is a novel by Caleb Carr. ... The Italian Secretary (ISBN 0-316-73083-1) is a 2005 crime novel by Caleb Carr. ...

He currently resides in upstate New York on a farm estate called "Misery Mountain" in Berlin, NY (Rensselaer County). He teaches military history at Bard College. He was a close friend and confidant of historian James Chace. State nickname: The Empire State Official languages English Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Clinton (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 13. ... Bard College For other meanings of the word Bard, see Bard (disambiguation). ... James Chace (October 16, 1931-2004) was an eminent historian, writing on American diplomacy and statecraft. ...

He wrote the prequel to "The Exorcist" called "Exorcist: Dominion", after this sequel was reshot by Renny Harlin as "Exorcist: The Beginning", he still recieved writer credit, despite having nothing to do with the re-writes and changes. The Exorcist is an influential and successful 1973 horror film, adapted by William Peter Blatty from his 1971 novel of the same name. ... Renny Harlin (born Lauri Mauritz Harjola on March 15, 1959 in Riihimäki, Finland) is a film director and producer mostly known for action movies. ... Categories: Movie stubs | 2004 films | Horror films | Exorcism ...

He ran as an independant for the Rensselaer County Legislature in 2005, but was narrowly defeated.

His father is Lucien Carr, a former UPI editor and early Beat generation figure. Lucien Carr (March 1, 1925–January 28, 2005) was a key figure in the Beat generation, and later an editor for UPI. Carr was a roommate of Allen Ginsberg at Columbia University in the 1940s and met Jack Kerouac through Jacks then-girlfriend (later his first wife) Edie Parker. ... Front of UPI Headquarters, Washington, D.C. United Press International (UPI) is a global news agency headquartered in the United States filing news in English, Spanish and Arabic. ... The term beat generation was introduced by Jack Kerouac in approximately 1948 to describe his social circle to the novelist John Clellon Holmes (who published an early novel about the beat generation, titled Go, in 1952, along with a manifesto of sorts in the New York Times Magazine: This is...