Forgotten Heroes: Inspiring American Portraits from Our Leading Historians (Society of American Historians Book) - Hardcover

Ware, Susan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0684843757 ISBN 13: 9780684843759

Verlag: Simon & Schuster, 1998

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Book by Ware Susan

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Reseña del editor:

Historians and biographers regularly come across stories of little-known or forgotten heroes, and this book provides a chance to rescue some of the best of them. In Forgotten Heroes, thirty-five of the country's leading historians recount their favorite stories of underappreciated Americans. From Stephen Jay Gould on deaf baseball player Dummy Hoy; to William Leuchtenburg on the truth behind the legendary Johnny Appleseed; to Christine Stansell on Margaret Anderson, who published James Joyce's Ulysses; these portraits can be read equally for delight, instruction, and inspiration. Forgotten Heroes includes nearly as many women as men, and nearly as many people from before 1900 as after. It expands the traditional definition of hero to encompass not only military figures and politicians who took risks for great causes, but also educators, religious leaders, reformers, labor leaders, publishers, athletes, and even a man who started a record company.

Biografía del autor:

The Society of American Historians was founded in 1939 by Allan Nevins and several other authors to encourage literary distinction in the writing of history and biography. Its membership is limited to 250 elected fellows. David McCullough was the thirteenth president of the Society, succeeded in May 1998 by Kenneth T. Jackson.

Über diese Auflage

• Verlag: Simon & Schuster
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0684843757
• ISBN 13: 9780684843759
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 363
• Herausgeber: Ware Susan