Written originally as a series of entries in a travel diary and now considered one of the most important memoirs of our time, Sketches from a Life is George F. Kennan’s peerless, impressionistic record of his experiences with twentieth-century history.
Beginning with his first foreign service post in 1927 and ending seven decades later, Kennan’s account is rich with the insight of a major historical participant. Whether relating the perils of Hitler’s Germany or revisiting Kennan’s days as ambassador to the Soviet Union,Sketches from a Life is as riveting as great literature, and one of the most invaluable documents of our time.
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George F. Kennan was America’s most acclaimed Cold War diplomat as well as a prize-winning historian and author.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 400 ● ISBN 9780393867275 ● File size 0.4 MB ● Publisher W. W. Norton & Company ● Country US ● Published 2000 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 7643414 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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