A Torch Kept Lit: Great Lives of the Twentieth Century

A Torch Kept Lit: Great Lives of the Twentieth Century

The New York Times Bestseller

William F. Buckley, Jr. remembersâ€”as only he couldâ€”the towering figures of the twentieth century in a brilliant and emotionally powerful collection, compiled by acclaimed Fox News correspondent James Rosen.

In a half century on the national stage, William F. Buckley, Jr. achieved unique stature as a writer, a celebrity, and the undisputed godfather of modern American conservatism. He kept company with the best and brightest, the sultry and powerful. Ronald Reagan pronounced WFB â€œperhaps the most influential journalist and intellectual in our era,â€ and his jet-setting life was a whoâ€™s who of high society, fame, and fortune.

Among all his distinctions, which include founding the conservative magazine National Review and hosting the long-running talk show Firing Line, Buckley was also a master of that most elusive art form: the eulogy. He drew on his unrivaled gifts to mourn, celebrate, or seek mercy for the men and women who touched his life and the nation.

Now, for the first time, WFBâ€™s sweeping judgments of the great figures of his timeâ€”presidents and prime ministers, celebrities and scoundrels, intellectuals and guitar godsâ€”are collected in one place. A Torch Kept Lit presents more than fifty of Buckleyâ€™s best eulogies, drawing on his personal memories and private correspondences and using a novelistâ€™s touch to conjure his subjects as he knew them. We are reintroduced, through Buckleyâ€™s eyes, to the likes of Winston Churchill and Ronald Reagan, Elvis Presley and John Lennon, Truman Capote and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Curated by Fox News chief Washington correspondent James Rosen, a Buckley protÃ©gÃ© and frequent contributor to National Review, this volumes heds light on a tumultuous period in American historyâ€”from World War II to Watergate, the â€œdeathâ€ of God to the Grateful Deadâ€”as told in the inimitable voice of one of our most elegant literary stylists.William F. Buckley, Jr. is backâ€”just when we need him most.

â€” National Review - Essential Gift Guide 2016
Country USA
Manufacturer Forum Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-10-04
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Forum Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-10-04
Format	Kindle eBook

A Torch Kept Lit: Great Lives of the Twentieth Century

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