John Lewis - A Life

"A comprehensive, authoritative biography of Civil Rights icon John Lewis, 'the conscience of the Congress,' drawing on interviews with Lewis and approximately 275 others who knew him at various stages of his life, as well as never-before-used FBI files and documents"

About the author

David Greenberg is a professor of history and of journalism and media studies at Rutgers University and a frequent commentator on historical and political affairs. He is the author or editor of several books on American history and politics including Nixon's Shadow: The History of an Image and Republic of Spin: An Inside History of the American Presidency. Formerly acting editor of The New Republic and then a columnist for Slate, Greenberg now writes regularly for Politico, Liberties, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. His work has also been featured in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, The Wall Street Journal, and numerous academic journals. In support of this book, Greenberg won awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Cullman Center of the New York Public Library, and the Leon Levy Center for Biography. He holds a PhD in history from Columbia University and a BA from Yale and lives with his family in Manhattan.

Product details

• Authors: David Greenberg, David Greenberg
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.10.2024
• EAN: 9781982142995
• ISBN: 978-1-982142-99-5
• No. of pages: 768
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; USA, Biography: general, Human Rights, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, History of the Americas, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / African American & Black