Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Summary

The American historian Arthur Meier Schlesinger (1888-1965) was one of the pioneers in the study of the social aspects of American history.Arthur M. Schlesinger was born in Xenia, Ohio, on Feb. 27, 18... Read more

Since World War II, Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Jr., has been perhaps the nation's most widely known and controversial historian. He has won two Pulitzer Prizes and two National Book Awards, and several... Read more

In the following review, O'Connor maintains that Schlesinger's Orestes A. Brownson is "the history of [America's intellectual development, the biography of a mind in its lo... Read more

Kirkpatrick is a former professor of political science and American ambassador to the United Nations. In the following review of The Imperial Presidency, Kirkpatrick finds that Schlesinger's an... Read more

In the following excerpt, Engelhardt examines Schlesinger's concept of liberalism as it is developed in many of his writings, contending that Schlesinger, by maintaining a centrist position, ha... Read more

In the following review, Brinkley asserts that the essays collected in Schlesinger's The Cycles of American History are eloquent reminders of the importance of history in forming an understandi... Read more

In the following review of Schlesinger's The Disuniting of America, Woodward examines Schlesinger's view that the recent emphasis on ethnic and linguistic separatism will not exhaust the... Read more

In the following review, Nevins praises Schlesinger's The Age of Jackson for its broad scope, but criticizes it for being "excessively hostile" toward the Whig party. When America... Read more

Woodward is an American historian, editor, and professor emeritus who has written extensively on the American South. He is the author of several books on American history, including The Strange Career... Read more

In the review below, Coser argues that Schlesinger's The Politics of Hope, "attempts to define the lineaments of a new pragmatic liberalism," but that Schlesinger's conclus... Read more

In the following review, Blum argues that Schlesinger's A Thousand Days accurately depicts "the spirit and the style of the New Frontier, and its leader," and gives the reader a p... Read more