The Stevensons: A Biography of an American FamilyW. W. Norton & Company, 1997 - 592 pages Jean H. Baker tells the compelling story of four generations of an American family and its most celebrated member, the high-minded, eloquent, and perennial also-ran icon of liberal politics, Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (1900-1965). The Stevensons is also a book about the relationship of a family to its times: With Baker's characteristically deft blend of the public and private, set on a broad canvas, the Stevenson story becomes an American saga. Baker's biography "affords [Stevenson's] life a depth, historical and personal, that few other writers have acknowledged" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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... Lewis Green Stevenson 185 7. Family Claims : The Obligations of Youth 221 8. Tours of Duty 258 9. Talking Sense : The Presidential Campaign of 1952 308 10. On the Road : 1956 346 PART III ECHOES 11. In the Shadows 398 12. Last Hurrah ...
... Lewis Green Stevenson 185 7. Family Claims : The Obligations of Youth 221 8. Tours of Duty 258 9. Talking Sense : The Presidential Campaign of 1952 308 10. On the Road : 1956 346 PART III ECHOES 11. In the Shadows 398 12. Last Hurrah ...
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