1989, ISBN: 9780684857053

Paperback, Hardcover

New York: Basic Books Inc., Publishers, 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Former Owner Bookplate. Second Printing.. A discussion of presumed Nazi war guilt as experienced and held by the survi… More...

New York: Basic Books Inc., Publishers, 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Former Owner Bookplate. Second Printing.. A discussion of presumed Nazi war guilt as experienced and held by the surviving family members of leading Nazi officials during World War Two - offering rejection, understanding, confusion, and other emotional elements. This work the result of the author's interviews with the adul chiildren involved. Hardcover with dust jacket, 178pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Basic Books Inc., Publishers, 1988, 5, [n.p.]: The Phenix Offset Printing. Near Fine. [n.d.]. Presumed 1st. Softcover. [minimal handling wear; clean inside and out]. (B&W photographs) The author was born in Leipzig, Germany, and grew up in a fairly privileged milieu (he describes his family as being of the "higher bourgeoisie"). The memories chonicled in this small book (62 pages) are largely of his school days in Leipzig, Cologne, and later as a fellow at the University of Rochester (N.Y.), as well as various travels around the world. Although there is no overt homosexual content, the author dwells quite often on a number of strong bonds that he formed with various other (male) students, and notes as well that his adolescent relationship with his father was difficult (there is reference to regular canings for misbehavior at school). Take that for what it's worth. The subtitle is slightly inaccurate, as his reminisences actually go up to 1933, when he returned from his time at Rochester, observed the changes in the country due to the Nazi takeover, and subsequently left, not to return until after World War II. There is relatively little about Nazi Germany per se, although he does relate an anecdote about seeing Hitler at a college rally at Leipzig, prior to his rise to power. He also recounts having been present at the world premiere in Leipzig of the Brecht/Weill opera "The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny," and witnessing the Nazi-inspired riot that followed. Various letters from some of his male friends are included, as well as some bits of poetry (including his own). ., The Phenix Offset Printing, 4, First edition hardcover, which is in very good condition, except for signs of shelf wear (see photos) and signed and inscribed by the author. Seller will carefully wrap book in bubble wrap, box it, and ship it with tracking.Michael Beschloss has brought us a brilliantly readable and inspiring saga about crucial times in America's history when a courageous President dramatically changed the future of the United States.With surprising new sources and a dazzling command of history and human character, Beschloss brings to life these flawed, complex men -- and their wives, families, friends and foes. Never have we had a more intimate, behind-the-scenes view of Presidents coping with the supreme dilemmas of their lives.You will be in the room with the private George Washington, braving threats of impeachment and assassination to make peace with England. John Adams, incurring his party's "unrelenting hatred" by refusing to fight France and warning his enemies, "Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war." Andrew Jackson, in a death struggle against the corrupt Bank of the United States. Abraham Lincoln, risking his Presidency to insist that slaves be freed.Beschloss also shows us Theodore Roosevelt, taunting J. P. Morgan and the Wall Street leaders who dominated his party. Franklin Roosevelt, defying the isolationists -- and maybe the law -- to stop Adolf Hitler. Harry Truman, risking a walkout by top officials to recognize a Jewish state. John Kennedy, the belated champion of civil rights, complaining that he has cost himself a second term. And finally, two hundred years after Washington, Ronald Reagan, irking some of his oldest backers to seek an end to the Cold War.As Beschloss shows in this gripping and important book, none of these Presidents was eager to incur ridicule, vilification or threats of political destruction and even assassination. But in the end, bolstered by friends and family, hidden private beliefs and, sometimes, religious faith, each ultimately proved himself to be, in Andrew Jackson's words, "born for the storm.", Simon & Schuster, 3<

1989, ISBN: 9780684857053

Hardcover

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007. First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good. xiii, [3], 430 pages. Occasional footnotes. Illustrations. (some in color). Notes. Sources. I… More...

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007. First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good. xiii, [3], 430 pages. Occasional footnotes. Illustrations. (some in color). Notes. Sources. Index. Autographed sticker on front DJ. Signed by the author. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Michael Richard Beschloss (born November 30, 1955) is an American historian. A specialist in the United States presidency, he is the author of nine books. . He is a trustee of the White House Historical Association and the National Archives Foundation and he also sits on the board of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. He has been a trustee of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation (Monticello), the Urban Institute, the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs and the PEN/Faulkner Foundation. He also sits on the advisory board to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and was a member of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships. He has held appointments in history at the Smithsonian Institution, a Senior Associate Member at St. Antony's College, a Visiting Scholar at the Harvard University Russian Center, a Senior Fellow of the Annenberg Foundation, and a Montgomery Fellow and Dorsett Fellow at Dartmouth College. Crucial times in America's history when a courageous President dramatically changed the future of the United States. Includes behind-the-scenes views of George Washington braving threats of impeachment and assassination to make peace with England, Abraham Lincoln risking his Presidency to insist that slaves be freed, Theodore Roosevelt taunting J. P. Morgan and the Wall Street leaders who dominated his party, and Ronald Reagan irking some of his oldest backers to seek an end to the Cold War. Michael Beschloss has brought us a brilliantly readable and inspiring saga about crucial times in America's history when a courageous President dramatically changed the future of the United States. With surprising new sources and a dazzling command of history and human character, Beschloss brings to life these flawed, complex men -- and their wives, families, friends and foes. Never have we had a more intimate, behind-the-scenes view of Presidents coping with the supreme dilemmas of their lives. You will be in the room with the private George Washington, braving threats of impeachment and assassination to make peace with England. John Adams, incurring his party's "unrelenting hatred" by refusing to fight France and warning his enemies, "Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war." Andrew Jackson, in a death struggle against the corrupt Bank of the United States. Franklin Roosevelt, defying the isolationists -- and maybe the law -- to stop Adolf Hitler. Harry Truman, risking a walkout by top officials to recognize a Jewish state. John Kennedy, the belated champion of civil rights, complaining that he has cost himself a second term. As Beschloss shows in this gripping and important book, none of these Presidents was eager to incur ridicule, vilification or threats of political destruction and even assassination. But in the end, bolstered by friends and family, hidden private beliefs and, sometimes, religious faith, each ultimately proved himself to be, in Andrew Jackson's words, "born for the storm.", Simon & Schuster, 2007, 3<

1989, ISBN: 9780684857053

Hardcover

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xiii, [3], 430, [2] pages. Illustrations (some in color). Notes. Sources. Index. Signe… More...

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xiii, [3], 430, [2] pages. Illustrations (some in color). Notes. Sources. Index. Signed by the author on fep. Michael Richard Beschloss (born November 30, 1955) is an American historian. A specialist in the United States presidency, he is the author of nine books. Beschloss has been a frequent commentator on the PBS NewsHour and is the NBC News Presidential Historian. He has held appointments in history at the Smithsonian Institution, a Senior Associate Member at St. Antony's College (University of Oxford), a Visiting Scholar at the Harvard University, a Senior Fellow of the Annenberg Foundation, and a Montgomery Fellow and Dorsett Fellow at Dartmouth College. Beschloss has appeared on The Daily Show in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2010. He also contributes columns on history to The New York Times. Beschloss is also the editor of Washington by Meg Greenfield (2001) and Essays in Honor of James MacGregor Burns (with Thomas Cronin) (1988). Michael Beschloss has brought us an inspiring saga about crucial times in America's history when a courageous President dramatically changed the future of the United States. With surprising new sources and a dazzling command of history and human character, Beschloss brings to life these complex men -- and their wives, families, friends and foes. Never have we had a more intimate, behind-the-scenes view of Presidents coping with the supreme dilemmas of their lives. You will be in the room with the private George Washington, braving threats of impeachment and assassination to make peace with England. John Adams, incurring his party's "unrelenting hatred" by refusing to fight France. Andrew Jackson, in a death struggle against the corrupt Bank of the United States. Abraham Lincoln, risking his Presidency to insist that slaves be freed. Beschloss also shows us Theodore Roosevelt, taunting J. P. Morgan and the Wall Street leaders who dominated his party. Franklin Roosevelt, defying the isolationists to stop Adolf Hitler. Harry Truman, risking a walkout by top officials to recognize a Jewish state. And finally, two hundred years after Washington, Ronald Reagan, irking some of his oldest backers to seek an end to the Cold War., Simon & Schuster, 2007, 3<

1989, ISBN: 9780684857053

Hardcover

First edition hardcover, which is in very good condition, except for signs of shelf wear (see photos) and signed and inscribed by the author. Seller will carefully wrap book in bubble wra… More...

First edition hardcover, which is in very good condition, except for signs of shelf wear (see photos) and signed and inscribed by the author. Seller will carefully wrap book in bubble wrap, box it, and ship it with tracking.Michael Beschloss has brought us a brilliantly readable and inspiring saga about crucial times in America's history when a courageous President dramatically changed the future of the United States.With surprising new sources and a dazzling command of history and human character, Beschloss brings to life these flawed, complex men -- and their wives, families, friends and foes. Never have we had a more intimate, behind-the-scenes view of Presidents coping with the supreme dilemmas of their lives.You will be in the room with the private George Washington, braving threats of impeachment and assassination to make peace with England. John Adams, incurring his party's "unrelenting hatred" by refusing to fight France and warning his enemies, "Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war." Andrew Jackson, in a death struggle against the corrupt Bank of the United States. Abraham Lincoln, risking his Presidency to insist that slaves be freed.Beschloss also shows us Theodore Roosevelt, taunting J. P. Morgan and the Wall Street leaders who dominated his party. Franklin Roosevelt, defying the isolationists -- and maybe the law -- to stop Adolf Hitler. Harry Truman, risking a walkout by top officials to recognize a Jewish state. John Kennedy, the belated champion of civil rights, complaining that he has cost himself a second term. And finally, two hundred years after Washington, Ronald Reagan, irking some of his oldest backers to seek an end to the Cold War.As Beschloss shows in this gripping and important book, none of these Presidents was eager to incur ridicule, vilification or threats of political destruction and even assassination. But in the end, bolstered by friends and family, hidden private beliefs and, sometimes, religious faith, each ultimately proved himself to be, in Andrew Jackson's words, "born for the storm.", Simon & Schuster, 3<

1989, ISBN: 9780684857053

Simon & Schuster. Used - Good. . . All orders guaranteed and ship within 24 hours. Your purchase supports More Than Words, a nonprofit job training program for youth, empowering you… More...

Simon & Schuster. Used - Good. . . All orders guaranteed and ship within 24 hours. Your purchase supports More Than Words, a nonprofit job training program for youth, empowering youth to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business., Simon & Schuster, 2.5<