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About the Author
Thomas J. Knock is Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor at Southern Methodist University. He is the author of the prize-winning To End All Wars: Woodrow Wilson and the Quest for a New World Order and the coauthor of The Crisis of American Foreign Policy: Wilsonianism in the Twenty-first Century (both Princeton). He lives in Dallas, Texas.
Reviews
Winner of the 2017 PROSE Award in Biography & Autobiography, Association of American Publishers "The Rise of a Prairie Statesman is the remarkable story of the making of one of the lions of liberalism, yet a man who also won the Distinguished Flying Cross. This brilliantly told saga of how a soft-spoken man of the Midwest shook up the established political order and emerged as one of the most eloquent and thoughtful leaders of the twentieth century is a must-read for anyone interested in American politics in the postwar era."--Robert P. Watson, Journal of American History "An important reconsideration of a significant 20th-century politician."--Kirkus "[I]n every way, the book succeeds. This is political writing--and life-writing--of the first order."--Open Letters Monthly "This biography will stand as the standard bearer for all future biographies. It is detailed enough to get to know the person in-depth, and it is well written; unlike some biographies, this one flows smoothly, but keeps it academic for fellow researchers and students."--San Francisco Book Review "First rate... The book is worth owning."--Bob Mercer, Rapid City Journal "Ably and engagingly written, copiously documented."--Choice "Knock's highly informed, comprehensive, and sympathetic portrait of George McGovern up through his 1968 reelection to the Senate suggests that the second volume will amply prove his credentials as a statesman, explain his greatness, and make it apparent why he merits a two-volume biography."--Bartholomew Sparrow, Perspectives on Politics "I started [the book] believing George McGovern to be the greatest presidential nominee of my lifetime and I finished it considering him to be one of the most qualified people ever to seek the presidency. As much of an admirer as I was, previously I had not fully appreciated the greatness of the man. I eagerly await book two."--Tom Gallagher, Los Angeles Review of Books
Book Information
ISBN 9780691142999
Author Thomas Knock
Format Hardback
Page Count 544
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publisher Princeton University Press
Weight(grams) 1134g