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Whittaker Chambers has written one of the really significant American autobiographies...penetrating and terrible insights into America in the early twentieth century. --Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
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As a college student in the mid-70s who considered himself a socialist -- and who had teachers who also considered themselves socialists -- I was exposed to only one opinion of Whittaker Chambers.
Luckily for me, reality soon interfered with my socialist tendencies. Not so luckily, I never learned more about the Chambers-Hiss case until about a year ago, when I read "Whittaker Chambers" by Sam Tanenhaus. More recently I read "Witness" and was even more impressed by Chambers the man than when I read the Tanenhaus book.
The Chambers-Hiss case established the fault lines which still dominate American political discourse. The episode was also a precursor to the politics of personal destruction that continue to this day.
Any serious observer of postwar American politics and history should read this book.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I first read this book because of the recent former soviet Union documents that just came out proving once and for all Alger Hiss was agent for the soviet Union. I am only 22 and therefor didn't grow up during this episode. I was shocked after reading the book that any sane person would believe Alger Hiss wasn't a agent of the Soviet Union. It is trully sad that there are actually people living today that still think Hiss was innocent Altogether I found this book to be a brilliant story of one mans struggle against communism and the media bent on destroying him. Although He had all the evidence backing him up people still refused to believe the truth. This story shows that you should always keep an open mind and not just blindly follow people for pollitical reasons.
Eternal Vigilance is the Price of freedom. We can thank Whittaker Chambers for a small piece of the freedom we enjoy today. His courageous stand in the face of public condemnation makes him a true American Hero.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Whittaker Chambers, one of the enigmas of the American 1940s and 1950s, has written not only a compelling representation of his experiences with the American Communist Party, but an intimate narrative of his family and spiritual life. He was an intellectual giant whose contributions went largely unheralded and in fact reviled, even to this day.
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Man without mysticism is a monster
So reads one of Whittaker Chambers' attempts to encapsulate his diagnosis of Modern Man's condition. Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2010 by Patrick Stenberg
Great first draft of a great book
This book is sloppy, disorganized--and a great read. Anybody with a romantic view of communism or the Communist Party, USA, would profit by reading Chambers' account of the... Read more
Published on 2 Oct 1998
Everything you've always wanted to know about Chambers!
I decided to read Chambers' autobiography as a prelude to reading Tannenhaus's biography of Whittaker Chambers. Read more
Published on 8 Jan 1998
Crisp, articulate analysis of Communism and its ambitions.
Best read ever. The candid explanation of communism and its attraction to dedicated humanitarians was a fascinating instruction. Read more
Published on 7 Dec 1997
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