Description:
Andrew Schlesinger tells the fascinating story of Harvard College as an American institution. He examines the important actions and decisions of its leadership from Puritan times to the present.
Review Quotes:
"It's impossible to think or write about the history of the United States without taking into consideration the immense role Harvard University has played in shaping our government and culture. In Veritas journalist Andrew Schlesinger shines a historian's light on this remarkable Ivy League institution. His impeccable scholarship, literary craftsmanship, and analytical savvy is inspired. Highly recommended." --Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and director of the Theodore Roosevelt Center, Tulane University
"Many have given their views on Harvard; few, if any, have surpassed this splendid account." --John Kenneth Galbraith "Harvard and America have grown up together. Andrew Schlesinger's fascinating book traces that intertwined history and evolution brilliantly." --Edward M. Kennedy, Senator "Well researched and highly readable, this book will benefit any academic library supporting programs in history and high education." --Mark Bay, Library Journal "A spirited academic history sure to attract numerous nonacademic readers." --Bryce Christensen, Booklist "Along with a knack for the occasional well-turned phrase, Schlesinger has an eye for the telling episode." --Luther Spoehr, History News Network "Essential reading. . . . Deft use of apposite quotation and telling vignette enhance his remarkably rich narrative." --Peter Skinner, Foreword Reviews "Andrew Schlesinger fills his Veritas with hundreds of anecdotes and vignettes linking Harvard to the nation's political and intellectual life." --Michael Kenney, University of Pittsburgh and RPCV, The Boston Globe "Impeccable . . . Veritas is a compelling and relevant tale of Harvard's history." --Matthew J. Kan, Harvard Crimson "Schlesinger's Veritas stands out in the crowd for its wit and lack of pretense about his alma mater." --Register of the Kentucky Historical Society