ISBN: 9781541730335
Editorial: PublicAffairs
Autor: Duncan, Mike
Año de edición: 2021
N° Paginas: 512
Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
Descripción: Críticas "[I]n an age of self-indulgent polemics, deranged conspiracy theories, and pervasive disinformation, to listen to Duncan while washing dishes or folding laundry is to believe that facts are knowable, that historical events of immense complexity can be made legible, and--to attempt to answer the question with which I started this review--that history is made neither by singular individuals nor by social forces, but by the idiosyncratic interplay of decisions within well-placed vanguard classes....This is the kind of detail-oriented storytelling that Duncan excels at."--The New Republic"Mr. Duncan's 'Hero of Two Worlds' offers, in readable prose, much informative description alongside measured interpretation. The author's sympathetic yet balanced and sensible rendering, some may think, mirrors Lafayette's eventful life in a revolutionary age."--The Wall Street Journal"My favorite history book I've read this year so far!"--Jeff Glor, CBS This Morning: Saturday"An immensely compelling biography of Lafayette and a disquisition on the limits of bourgeois liberalism."--Jamelle Bouie, The New York Times"Engrossing... Duncan effectively balances Lafayette the man with Lafayette the public figure and helps delineate the relationship between the United States and France....His impressive biography provides an insightful look at the American Revolution that can be appreciated by history lovers and general readers alike."--BookPage"Pleasingly informal....Duncan's biography is written in a loose, colloquial style that sometimes startles with its informality but more often delights with its directness."--Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker"Duncan reintroduces a celebrated hero....A highly readable biography of a committed liberal activist caught up in the fickle political passions of revolutionary extremism, violence, and war. Like Duncan's previous work, this book is engaging and accessible."--Library Journal"Historian and popular history podcaster Duncan brings Lafayette to center stage in a carefully researched biography... [he] offers solid historical research in a hip, humorous, and appealing voice." --Booklist"Duncan displays impressive skill in keeping his Lafayette an admirable figure.... An outstanding account of an almost impossibly eventful life." --Kirkus Reviews, starred"All listeners of The History of Rome and Revolutions - as well as readers of The Storm Before The Storm -- know the joy of Mike Duncan guiding them through epic, operatic moments in western history. Now Duncan has zeroed in on his perfect subject, a towering figure through whom Duncan can explore and even upend the birth of political liberalism. Duncan has reintroduced the Marquis de Lafayette for a whole new generation, bringing him to life with all his passions, contradictions and hypocrisies. Never mind the Broadway musicals, here's the Hero of Two Worlds." --Spencer Ackerman, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Reign of Terror: How The 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump"I first learned of Mike Duncan's work when a prominent politician told me he'd been addicted to his podcast on the French Revolution, and found it startlingly relevant in 2021. Duncan's work is a reminder that history can also be a gripping yarn full of compelling characters, and in Hero of Two Worlds he brings alive one of the great characters of American history."--Ben Smith, New York Times"Mike Duncan has dug deep into the world of revolutions, and the richness of detail in this book is beguiling. But Mike's superpower is his storytelling skill. Hero Of Two Worlds hooks you from page one with humor, a sly perspective and a page turning narrative drive worthy of a life like Lafayette's."--Rian Johnson, award-winning filmmaker"Mike Duncan's ability to weave a rich and compelling story is on full display in Hero of Two Worlds. He takes the reader on a gripping roller-coaster ride that follows the Marquis de Lafayette's fortunes through decades of victory, def
- Idioma: Inglés
- Autor: Duncan, Mike
- Editorial: PublicAffairs
- N° Paginas: 512
- Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
- Envío: Desde EE.UU.
