Publish Date |
November 10, 2020 |
Category |
Political Science / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs |
Price |
$34.99 |
ISBN: 9781501178399
Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: November 10, 2020
“A winner of two Pulitzer Prizes in journalism and one of our most talented biographers and historians, Maraniss has used his prodigious research skills to produce a story that leaves one aching with its poignancy, its finely wrought sense of what was lost, both in his home and in our nation.”—The New York Times
"Clear-eyed and empathetic, Maraniss’s engrossing portrait of a patriotic, baseball-loving red reveals the complex human motivations underneath the era’s clashing dogmas."—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review"An absorbing history of American political and cultural life in the 1940s and '50s... A clear-eyed, highly personal view of a dark chapter in American history.”—Kirkus “[A] beautifully realized account of an ordinary family in extraordinary circumstances and of how easily ‘normal’ life can be disrupted by a powerful megalomaniac with a dangerous political agenda.”—Booklist“Audiences interested in the domestic implications of the Cold War will be captivated by this journalist whose patriotism was measured by actions and not exaggerated by words…[an] absorbing account of Elliot's life and the lives of his family. Readers will be fascinated by their successes, failures, and tragedies.”—Library Journal, starred review “Fascinating…engrossing…absorbing.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune"A Good American Family enriches our understanding of the era through vivid, humanizing portraits of individuals on both sides of the ideological divide... a tale of resilience and redemption...[an] elegant, emotional, and empathetic narrative."—Psychology Today“A thoughtful, poignant and historically valuable story of the Red Scare of the 1950s.”—The Wall Street Journal“In this moment of dueling political hysterias (‘The fascists are at the gates!’ ‘The socialists are within the gates!’), it is reassuring to remember that America has quickly recovered from some previous plunges into overheated anxiety. David Maraniss understands this….His readers will admire his emotional equilibrium, and can take comfort from this story of national equilibrium lost and restored.”—George Will