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A Life of Privilege, Mostly
A Memoir
Author: Gardner Botsford
A Life of Privilege, Mostly
$11.99
About This Book
Book Details
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.
Imprint Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN
9781466858220
In The News
"[A] gruffly stylish memoir."—The New Yorker
"Botsford, a former New Yorker editor, pulls off a difficult balancing act in this graceful memoir."—Publishers Weekly