Of America, East & West

by Paul Horgan

Book Overview

"No historian writes with such command of language or feeling for human nature. The difference is his luminous imagination, as Henry Steele Commager observes in the introduction to the newest Horgan volume, Of America East and West, a sumptuous selection from fifteen of the earlier works, many of which have been long out of print. I began reading Paul Horgan more than twenty years ago and he has given me no end of pleasure ever since. Whether in fiction,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374224285
• ISBN13: 9780374224288
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 393 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

An impeccable work by a noted historian

History buffs will find a wealth of unique information by a writer with a special viewpoint and perspective on the nation's history. Many of these pieces have been long out of print, making them a special delight to find here. Ranging from Horgan's descriptions fo the hstory and landscape surrounding the Rio Grande to visits with Stravinsky, this is a complex, rich book. He makes history come alive, recreating the lives and souls of the people who lived before us.