This author gained renown primarily as a biographer, focusing on pivotal figures in American history and culture. His profound interest in heroes and their legacies shines through in his insightful portrayals. Serving as the general editor of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, he demonstrated a masterful command of language and its historical resonance.
Traces the lives of cousins William Waldorf Astor and John Jacob Astor IV, rivals who pursued separate ambitions, built the original Waldorf-Astoria hotel, and influenced social behavior before John Jacob perished aboard the Titanic.
A simplified, abridged version of the classic about a boy and a runaway slave and their adventures as they float down the Mississippi River on a raft.
In Pocket Aristotle the author, Justin D. Kaplan brings to life selections from Aristotle. Included in this edition are the most widely read, studied, and quoted works of the great philosopher. The editor's notes give the reader a convenient and concise review of each work.