Walter Cronkite and Don Carleton. Conversations with Cronkite. Austin, Texas: Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin: 2010 as reviewed by Ted Odenwald Walter Cronkite, arguably the most respected, renowned, trusted, and influential newscasters in the twentieth century, reflects on his career in this edited […]
The Autobiography of Mark Twain. The Complete and Authoritative Edition. Volume 1. ed. Harriet Elinor Smith et al. Berkeley, California: The University of California Press, 2010 As reviewed by Ted Odenwald In 1906, after many unsatisfactory starts, Mark Twain finally “…hit upon the right way to do an autobiography.” His […]
Donald Spoto. Possessed:The Life of Joan Crawford. New York: William Morrow, 2010 as reviewed by Ted Odenwald Donald Spoto, the renowned biographer of more than two dozen stars of stage and screen, believed that a new biography of Joan Crawford was required because “perhaps no other star…has been so underappreciated, […]
Sebastian Junger. War. New York: Twelve, 2010. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald In early November, President Obama presented Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta with the Medal of Honor in recognition for a series of heroic actions while under heavy fire from the Taliban in Afghanistan. There are several aspects of […]
Diane Ravitch. The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education. New York: Basic Books, 2010. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald Diane Ravitch, a highly respected historian of education, has written an impassioned plea for sanity in the area of education reform. […]
Laura Skandera Trombley. Mark Twain’s Other Woman: The Hidden Story of His Final Years. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald With the voluminous collection of information regarding Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain’s life, one would hardly expect any mysteries. Yet Professor Laura Skandera Trombley has dedicated sixteen […]
