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Whittaker Chambers

A Biography

Whittaker Chambers( )
Author: Tanenhaus, Sam
ISBN:978-0-394-58559-8
Publication Date:Feb 1997
Publisher:Random House Publishing Group
Imprint:Random House
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $35.00
Book Description:

Primarily known as the accuser of Alger Hiss, Whittaker Chambers was a commanding, complex figure who was center stage during many of the public events of his time, yet remained intensely private. This book covers Chambers' personal life, as well as his emergence as a dominant voice in the postwar ant-Communist movement. 16 pp. of photos. 640 pp. Print ads. Author tour. 35,000 print.

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Tanenhaus, Sam (Author)
Sam Tanenhaus was born on October 31, 1955. He received a B.A. in English from Grinnell College in 1977 and a M.A. in English literature from Yale University in 1978. He is an American historian, biographer, and journalist. His books include Old Greenwich Village: An Architectural Portrait, Season of Power, Louis Armstrong: Biography of a Musician, The Death of Conservatism, and Whittaker Chambers: A Biography, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

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