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Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., original name Arthur Bancroft Schlesinger, adopted name in full Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Jr., (born October 15, 1917, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.—died February 28, 2007, New York, New York), American historian, educator, and public official whose best-known books explore the presidencies of Andrew Jackson, Franklin D ...

Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., one of the most renowned and influential historians and intellectuals of the 20th century, died February 28, 2007, after a heart attack suffered in a Manhattan restaurant where he was dining with members of his family. He was born October 15, 1917, in Columbus, Ohio.

Schlesinger is the author of sixteen books published over the six decades since Orestes Brownson appeared in 1939. That book was followed by The Age of Jackson in 1945, a celebrated history that challenged the way the Jacksonian era was previously interpreted by historians.

Books by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (Author of A Thousand Days) Books by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. Average rating 3.92 · 53,287 ratings · 3,879 reviews · shelved 117,935 times Showing 30 distinct works. « previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 16 17 next » sort by « previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 16 17 next »

Arthur Schlesinger Jnr was an American historian, writer and advisor to US president John F. Kennedy. Born in Ohio, he was the eldest son of Arthur Schlesinger Snr, a prominent historian of colonial and revolutionary America. The younger Schlesinger attended Harvard, where he graduated with honours in 1938.

Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., the historian whose more than 20 books shaped discussions for two generations about America’s past and who himself was a provocative, unabashedly liberal partisan, most...

An American historian, educator and public official, Arthur M Schlesinger was one of the influential personalities, who explored the history of 20th-century American liberalism. A graduate from Harvard University, he started his career working in the Office of the Strategic Services.

Schlesinger, who had been a vocal advocate for a strong, activist executive being essential to democracy, acknowledges in The Imperial Presidency that expansions of presidential power had led to dangerous abuse of the office.