A Torch Kept Lit: Great Lives of the Twentieth Century

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The New York Times Bestseller William F. Buckley, Jr. remembers—as only he
could—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 “perhaps the most
influential journalist and intellectual in our era,” and his jet-setting life
was a who’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, WFB’s sweeping judgments of the great
figures of his time—presidents and prime ministers, celebrities and
scoundrels, intellectuals and guitar gods—are collected in one place. A Torch
Kept Lit presents more than fifty of Buckley’s best eulogies, drawing on his
personal memories and private correspondences and using a novelist’s touch to
conjure his subjects as he knew them. We are reintroduced, through Buckley’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 protégé and frequent
contributor to National Review, this volumes sheds light on a tumultuous
period in American history—from World War II to Watergate, the “death” of God
to the Grateful Dead—as told in the inimitable voice of one of our most
elegant literary stylists.William F. Buckley, Jr. is back—just when we need
him most. Read more

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Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Forum Books; Later prt. edition (October 4, 2016)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1101906219
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 17
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.8 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.82 x 1.1 x 8.5 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #618,874 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #810 in Journalist Biographies #4,488 in United States Biographies #19,713 in United States History (Books)
• #810 in Journalist Biographies
• #4,488 in United States Biographies