James T. Flexner's Books

Flexner, a biographer and historian and a recipient of prestigious awards including the National Book Award and a Special Pulitzer Prize, chronicles his development as a writer, from his experiences as a journalist to his historical biographies. He reveals his methodology as a biographer, and discusses his work as an advisor to historical sites and as president of PEN and the Society of American Historians, as well as his personal relationships. Contains bandw photos. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Available in a new digital edition with reflowable text suitable for e-readers Written as a character study, Young Hamilton, explores the first twenty-six years of Alexander Hamilton’s life and is designed to reveal how Hamilton’s early years shaped him into the statesman he became.

Robert Fulton was the first person to build and operate a successful steam-powered boat for commercial use. Highlighting Fulton's struggles to become a respected inventor and his early work as an artist, this book shows how Fulton's most memorable achievements came as a result of his using his talents to improve upon and perfect the ideas and inventions of others. It also examines Fulton's lesser-known innovations, including his work on perfecting the submarine as a weapon of war.

Across more than six generations—beginning before the Revolutionary War—the Breckinridge family has produced a series of notable leaders. These often controversial men and women included a presidential candidate, a U.S. vice president, cabinet members, generals, women's rights advocates, congressmen, editors, reformers, authors, and church leaders. Along with success, the Breckinridges, like other Americans, faced hardship and war, contended with race, lived through difficult family situations—including a sex scandal—and encountered personal and political failure. An articulate, opinionated, and frank family, the Breckinridges have left a detailed record that allows us a vivid recreation of the range of American history and society.

Liberty, Equality, Power: A History of the American People, Concise Edition provides students with a clear understanding of how power is gained, lost, and used in both public and private life. This concise version retains the narrative clarity, unparalleled coverage, and thematic unity of the larger text while fashioning an unmatched integration of social and cultural history into a political story. The concise version' s emphasis on clarity and brevity provides a leaner and clearer presentation for introductory American history students. It retains the same strong chronological and thematic framework as the bigger text, but offers a more manageable option for instructors concerned about too much material and too little time.

Accompanying CD-ROM, entitled Primary source investigator, in pocket at end of vol. 2, contains ... "mini-documentaries and hundreds of primary sources, such as documents, images, maps and charts."--Page 4 of cover.

The great artist deflates Wilde, Ruskin, Swinburne, and inane critics. Whistler also discusses the aesthetics of the Impressionist.

Essays on Benjamin West, John Singleton Copley, Charls Willson Peale, and Gilbert Stuart.

Reproduced from rare portfolios, these 44 masterpieces date from the 15th through 19th centuries. Featured artists include Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Rubens, Tintoretto, Titian, Raphael, Ingres, and many others.

A collection of Flexner's writings, including a commencement address from 1929, writings that first appeared in the New York Herald Tribune, two short stories, essays on American painting, some biographical pieces, essays on American history, and some pieces that offer glimpses of the author's personal life.

Book's by James T. Flexner

Maverick's Progress

Maverick's Progress

Young Hamilton

Young Hamilton

Robert Fulton

Robert Fulton

The Breckinridges of Kentucky

The Breckinridges of Kentucky

Liberty, Equality, Power

Liberty, Equality, Power

Nation of Nations

Nation of Nations

The Gentle Art of Making Enemies

The Gentle Art of Making Enemies

America's Old Masters

America's Old Masters

Old Master Life Drawings

Old Master Life Drawings

Random Harvest

Random Harvest

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