Schlesinger: The Imperial Historian

Biography & Memoir, Political
Cover of the book Schlesinger: The Imperial Historian by Richard Aldous, W. W. Norton & Company
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Richard Aldous ISBN: 9780393244717
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: October 10, 2017
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Richard Aldous
ISBN: 9780393244717
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: October 10, 2017
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

The first major biography of preeminent historian and intellectual Arthur Schlesinger Jr., a defining figure in Kennedy’s White House.

Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (1917–2007), known today as the architect of John F. Kennedy’s presidential legacy, blazed an extraordinary path from Harvard University to wartime London to the West Wing. The son of a pioneering historian—and a two-time Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner in his own right—Schlesinger redefined the art of presidential biography. A Thousand Days, his best-selling and immensely influential record of the Kennedy administration, cemented Schlesinger’s place as one of the nation’s greatest political image makers and a key figure of the American intellectual elite—a peer and contemporary of Reinhold Niebuhr, Isaiah Berlin, and Adlai Stevenson.

The first major biography of this defining figure in Kennedy’s Camelot, Schlesinger: The Imperial Historian presents a dramatic life and career set against the backdrop of the American Century. Biographer Richard Aldous draws on oral history, rarely seen archival documents, and the official Schlesinger papers to craft a portrait of the incandescently brilliant and controversial historian who framed America’s ascent to global empire.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The first major biography of preeminent historian and intellectual Arthur Schlesinger Jr., a defining figure in Kennedy’s White House.

Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (1917–2007), known today as the architect of John F. Kennedy’s presidential legacy, blazed an extraordinary path from Harvard University to wartime London to the West Wing. The son of a pioneering historian—and a two-time Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner in his own right—Schlesinger redefined the art of presidential biography. A Thousand Days, his best-selling and immensely influential record of the Kennedy administration, cemented Schlesinger’s place as one of the nation’s greatest political image makers and a key figure of the American intellectual elite—a peer and contemporary of Reinhold Niebuhr, Isaiah Berlin, and Adlai Stevenson.

The first major biography of this defining figure in Kennedy’s Camelot, Schlesinger: The Imperial Historian presents a dramatic life and career set against the backdrop of the American Century. Biographer Richard Aldous draws on oral history, rarely seen archival documents, and the official Schlesinger papers to craft a portrait of the incandescently brilliant and controversial historian who framed America’s ascent to global empire.

More books from W. W. Norton & Company

Cover of the book Wild Dogs: A Novel by Richard Aldous
Cover of the book The Life Cycle Completed (Extended Version) by Richard Aldous
Cover of the book City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris by Richard Aldous
Cover of the book Knowing Feeling: Affect, Script, and Psychotherapy by Richard Aldous
Cover of the book Hammer Head: The Making of a Carpenter by Richard Aldous
Cover of the book In the Graveyard of Empires: America's War in Afghanistan by Richard Aldous
Cover of the book Heating & Cooling: 52 Micro-Memoirs by Richard Aldous
Cover of the book The Illicit Happiness of Other People: A Novel by Richard Aldous
Cover of the book No Time to Lose: A Life in Pursuit of Deadly Viruses by Richard Aldous
Cover of the book How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems 1975-2002 by Richard Aldous
Cover of the book Robert E. Lee: A Biography by Richard Aldous
Cover of the book Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking, and Curing (Revised and Updated) by Richard Aldous
Cover of the book Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer by Richard Aldous
Cover of the book Living Fossil: The Story of the Coelacanth by Richard Aldous
Cover of the book The Pomegranate Lady and Her Sons: Selected Stories by Richard Aldous
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy