Schlesinger: The Imperial Historian
by Richard Aldous /
2017 / English / EPUB
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The first major biography of preeminent historian and
intellectual Arthur Schlesinger Jr., a defining figure in
Kennedy’s White House.
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.
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
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.
, 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,
The first major biography of this defining figure in Kennedy’s
Camelot,Schlesinger: The Imperial Historian
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.
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.8 pages of illustrations
8 pages of illustrations