Cold War Classics: Witness (Paperback)

from derbaceous

In his entire life, did Whittaker Chambers ever have an easy day? Born in 1901, the author of WITNESS (1952) grew up on Eastern Long Island when it was still an assemblage of rural villages and tidal flats, not the sprawling polyglot suburb it is today. Chambers' parents, both eccentrics, were mo...

from petercal94

A beautifully written American classic. The Sam Tanenhaus biography is good as well.

from Eagleduck86

Surely one of the all-time classic American autobiographies covering a pivotal chapter in American history. Johnny Cash sang a song, written by Shel Silverstein, about what happened when a boy was named Sue. This book could be viewed as being about what happened when a boy was named Vivian.

from seoulful

For years, the names Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers in the context of a trial about Communism floated below the radar in my mind. I can remember reading about President Nixon being villified for his role in the trial and about an enormous controversy in our country, but never looked into the e...

from robertsgirl

This book was very big in my life. We watched the trial of Hiss with all the characters--television was new for us. The story was earthshaking. People believed Chambers, or they did not--no matter the court decision. The book was a must read, and my copy has no dust jacket and many spots on the c...