Controversy
And Other Essays in Journalism, 1950-1975
Published on 1. September 2018
421 pages
978-0-7953-3561-7 (ISBN)
Description
An in-depth journey through America and the world in the postwar years, from a
New York Times-bestselling historian and biographer.
Among his many accomplishments, William Manchester was especially known for his book The Death of a President, the award-winning account of the assassination of John F.Kennedy that embroiled him in a lawsuit filed by Jackie Kennedy. The title essay in this collection recounts the experience of publishing that book, and of his battle with JFK's widow.
In addition, Controversy includes a wide range of journalistic pieces published in the period between World War II and Vietnam, covering McCarthyism to Watergate and highlighting the insights and observations of a distinguished career that earned the author the National Humanities Medal and the Abraham Lincoln Literary Award, among other honors.
"A work of love, even passion.... Mr. Manchester's final telling of the death of Kennedy is most moving." -Gore Vidal
Among his many accomplishments, William Manchester was especially known for his book The Death of a President, the award-winning account of the assassination of John F.Kennedy that embroiled him in a lawsuit filed by Jackie Kennedy. The title essay in this collection recounts the experience of publishing that book, and of his battle with JFK's widow.
In addition, Controversy includes a wide range of journalistic pieces published in the period between World War II and Vietnam, covering McCarthyism to Watergate and highlighting the insights and observations of a distinguished career that earned the author the National Humanities Medal and the Abraham Lincoln Literary Award, among other honors.
"A work of love, even passion.... Mr. Manchester's final telling of the death of Kennedy is most moving." -Gore Vidal
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Person
William Manchester (1922-2004) was a journalist, Professor of History Emeritus at Wesleyan University, and the bestselling author of several noted histories, novels, and biographies. Notable works include
The Last Lion, a biography of Winston S. Churchill spanning several volumes;
American Caesar, on the life of Douglas MacArthur;
The Arms of Krupp,
A World Lit Only By Fire; and
The Death of a President. His awards include the Dag Hammarskjold International Literary Prize, the National Humanities Medal, the Abraham Lincoln Literary Award, and the Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- CONTROVERSY
- MID CAMPFIRES GLEAMING
- The Spanish-American War
- The Great War
- The Island War
- Corps d'Élite
- The Man Who Couldn't Speak Japanese
- WAYS AND MEANS
- The Treasury Department
- The Great Bank Holiday
- Slumlord
- The Founding Grandfather
- AMERICANA
- The Tribal American
- The New York Times
- A Slight Case of McCarthyism
- In Defense of Snobs
- PUBLIC MEN
- Adlai in Defeat
- Walter Reuther
- Cairo After Farouk
- ENVOI
- My Old Man-The Last Years of H. L. Mencken
- Endnotes
