A Life of Privilege, Mostly
Author | : Gardner Botsford |
Publisher | : Macmillan + ORM |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2013-11-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781466858220 |
ISBN-13 | : 1466858222 |
Rating | : 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Life of Privilege, Mostly written by Gardner Botsford and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gardner Botsford's A Life of Privilege tells the fascinating and humorous story of his WWII experiences, from his assignment to the infantry due to a paperwork error to a fearful trans-Atlantic crossing on the Queen Mary, to landing under heavy fire on Omaha Beach and the Liberation of Paris. After the war, he began a distinguished literary career as a long-time editor at the New Yorker, and chronicles the magazine's rise and influence on postwar American culture with wit and grace.