Review:
"An interesting book, handsomely written, and closely researched." -"The Weekly Standard
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"Massively researched. . . . Sandbrook is effective in conveying the sense of a wasted talent." -"The Nation
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"Dominic Sandbrook's subtle, intelligent portrait gives us Gene McCarthy in all his enigmatic brilliance. . . . At a time when so much political history comes to us as scandal and gossip, this absorbing book reminds us where the drama of politics really begins-in the tensions between idealism and compromise, intellect and passion, knowledge and delusion." -Sam Tanenhaus, author of "Whittaker Chambers"
"McCarthy has lacked a full-scale biography; now, thanks to a young British historian, Dominic Sandbrook, he has a very good one. . . . Sandbrook brings both McCarthy and American liberalism alive. . . . A stunning achievement."
-"History Book Club Review" (Editors' choice)
"Highly readable. . . . Captures all of the drama and historical significance of both McCarthy the man and the political era that he helped define." -"Tucson Citizen
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"A consummate political biography. Dominic Sandbrook insightfully probes Eugene McCarthy's complex role in the decay of American liberalism. Avoiding nostalgia, he writes with an incisive and compelling honesty. . . . A sobering story in vivid prose, rich in nuance." -Alan Taylor, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "William Cooper's Town
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"Sandbrook's biography will command attention and spark discussion about this controversial career and McCarthy's role in the end of the New Deal liberal consensus."
-"Publishers Weekly
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"Illuminating. . . . Sandbrook is especially good at describing how McCarthy's Catholicism formed his political visione. Scholarly, scrupulously researched." -"Library Journal
""This incisive account of the career both of postwar liberalism and of one of its most romantic standard-bearers reads like the anatomy of a lost cause --lost thanks not only to ideologic
An interesting book, handsomely written, and closely researched. The Weekly Standard
Massively researched. . . . Sandbrook is effective in conveying the sense of a wasted talent. The Nation
Dominic Sandbrook s subtle, intelligent portrait gives us Gene McCarthy in all his enigmatic brilliance. . . . At a time when so much political history comes to us as scandal and gossip, this absorbing book reminds us where the drama of politics really begins in the tensions between idealism and compromise, intellect and passion, knowledge and delusion. Sam Tanenhaus, author of Whittaker Chambers
McCarthy has lacked a full-scale biography; now, thanks to a young British historian, Dominic Sandbrook, he has a very good one. . . . Sandbrook brings both McCarthy and American liberalism alive. . . . A stunning achievement.
History Book Club Review (Editors choice)
Highly readable. . . . Captures all of the drama and historical significance of both McCarthy the man and the political era that he helped define. Tucson Citizen
A consummate political biography. Dominic Sandbrook insightfully probes Eugene McCarthy s complex role in the decay of American liberalism. Avoiding nostalgia, he writes with an incisive and compelling honesty. . . . A sobering story in vivid prose, rich in nuance. Alan Taylor, Pulitzer Prize winning author of William Cooper s Town
Sandbrook s biography will command attention and spark discussion about this controversial career and McCarthy s role in the end of the New Deal liberal consensus.
Publishers Weekly
Illuminating. . . . Sandbrook is especially good at describing how McCarthy s Catholicism formed his political visionE. Scholarly, scrupulously researched. Library Journal
This incisive account of the career both of postwar liberalism and of one of its most romantic standard-bearers reads like the anatomy of a lost cause lost thanks not only to ideological choicesbut to the all-too-human attributes of arrogance, self-absorption and spite. An invaluable book for liberals who want to understand how they got where they are. James Traub, contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine"
About the Author:
Dominic Sandbrook studied history and modern languages at Oxford University. He has a master’s degree from the University of St. Andrews and a doctorate from Cambridge University. He taught American history at the University of Sheffield from 2001 to 2004, when he resigned to write full-time.
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