Invisible Giants: Fifty Americans Who Shaped the Nation but Missed the History Books
Editat de Mark Carnesen Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 noi 2003
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780195168839
ISBN-10: 0195168836
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: numerous halftones
Dimensiuni: 203 x 133 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 0195168836
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: numerous halftones
Dimensiuni: 203 x 133 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Recenzii
"An amazingly diverse gallery of important yet underappreciated Americans."--National Review
"Even history buffs will find a few surprises in this collection of essays about influential figures who haven't snagged many headlines. Fifty thoughtful Americans write about figures who might deserve more recognition for their accomplishments. With this volume, the contributions of figures from Roger Nash Baldwin and Arthur Goldberg to Dawn Powell and DeWitt Wallace will no longer go unnoticed."--Chicago Tribune
"An intriguing and highly readable view on lesser-known figures from U.S. history."--Library Journal
"Interestingly inquisitive...with surprises for even the most widely read."--Booklist
"A volume designed for enlightening browsing."--Publishers Weekly
"A fascinating volume whose principal virtue is respect for significant lives that have been lost and now found."--USA Today
"Fascinating reading.... Profile[s] the likes of blues singer Blind Lemon Jefferson; James Agee, author of A Death in the Family and Let Us Now Praise Famous Men; Leon Czolgosz, who assassinated President William McKinley; Emma Goldman, anarchist and feminine activist; one-time heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano; and Frank Winfield Woolworth, founder of the five-and-dime empire."--The Dallas Morning News
"Even history buffs will find a few surprises in this collection of essays about influential figures who haven't snagged many headlines. Fifty thoughtful Americans write about figures who might deserve more recognition for their accomplishments. With this volume, the contributions of figures from Roger Nash Baldwin and Arthur Goldberg to Dawn Powell and DeWitt Wallace will no longer go unnoticed."--Chicago Tribune
"An intriguing and highly readable view on lesser-known figures from U.S. history."--Library Journal
"Interestingly inquisitive...with surprises for even the most widely read."--Booklist
"A volume designed for enlightening browsing."--Publishers Weekly
"A fascinating volume whose principal virtue is respect for significant lives that have been lost and now found."--USA Today
"Fascinating reading.... Profile[s] the likes of blues singer Blind Lemon Jefferson; James Agee, author of A Death in the Family and Let Us Now Praise Famous Men; Leon Czolgosz, who assassinated President William McKinley; Emma Goldman, anarchist and feminine activist; one-time heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano; and Frank Winfield Woolworth, founder of the five-and-dime empire."--The Dallas Morning News
Notă biografică
Mark C. Carnes is Ann Whitney Olin Professor of History at Barnard College. In addition to his scholarly works and serving as General Editor of the American National Biography, he is the editor of numerous innovative books bringing together diverse groups of people to discuss history, including Past Imperfect: History According to the Movies and Novel History: Historians and Novelists Confront America's Past. He lives in the Hudson Valley, New York.