Thomas Fleming (3) (1945–)
Autor(a) de The Morality of Everyday Life: Rediscovering an Ancient Alternative to the Liberal Tradition
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About the Author
Thomas James Fleming was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on July 5, 1927. During World War II, he served on the cruiser Topeka. He graduated from Fordham University in 1950. He worked as a reporter for The Herald-Statesman in Yonkers and as the executive editor of Cosmopolitan magazine. In 1958, he mostrar mais was asked to write an article for Cosmopolitan about the Battle of Bunker Hill. This assignment led to his writing his first non-fiction book Now We Are Enemies. He wrote almost 50 fiction and non-fiction books during his lifetime. His novels include All Good Men, The Officers' Wives, and Dreams of Glory. His non-fiction book included Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr and the Future of America; The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers; The Great Divide: The Conflict Between Washington and Jefferson That Defined a Nation; and The Strategy of Victory: How General George Washington Won the American Revolution. In 2005, he wrote a memoir entitled Mysteries of My Father. He died on July 23, 2017 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 6
- Membros
- 95
- Popularidade
- #197,646
- Avaliação
- 4.1
- Críticas
- 2
- ISBN
- 178
- Línguas
- 1
Fleming's style is anecdotal, and he flits from one story to the next. He doesn't capture the horrors of the war, but that isn't his goal. He is writing about heroes and legends and he is telling a story that is not about the war but that is ultimately about the reconciliation. Fleming's argument is that the bonds grown at West Point were ultimately stronger than the battles the men fought over four years in the Civil War. This book may simplify the truth, but it does justice to the myth of the Civil war.… (mais)