“Witty and sweepingly disrespectful...Written versions of history are, in Vidal’s opinion, no more to be trusted than movie versions, and a lot less memorable besides being a lot less fun...He relates history on the screen to its influence on, or by, the general concept of events, his personal experience, and his acerbic view of doings in Washington.”—The Atlantic
“Vibrant...A reminiscence of Mr. Vidal’s first 20 years (1925-1945), with a dual emphasis on the impact of films and of gossipy Washington politics on boy Gore...If the book belongs to a genre, it is the one that includes Eudora Welty’s wonderful One Writer’s Beginnings.”—Michael Kammen, New York Times Book Review
“Unadulterated Vidal and a small gem...On almost every page there is an observation worth admiring, whether it is about Hollywood and television, politics and history, or the paranoia and hypocrisy of the commercialized American dream.”—Herbert Mitgang, New York Times
“A delight from cover to cover...A thoroughly enjoyable memoir cum cultural and political analysis.”—Dave Wood, Minneapolis Star-Tribune
THE WILLIAM E. MASSEY SR. LECTURES IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN CIVILIZATION
The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization 1992
Screening History
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$9.95 • £6.95 • €9.30
ISBN 9780674795877
Publication: January 1994
6 x 9 inches
The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization
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