Thursday, March 01, 2007
Arthur Schlesinger Jr., 1917-2007
Historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. has passed away. Were I to open a Shelfari account, I would have more than one of his books listed.
Two things jump out from the New York Times obituary. First, that he was incredibly prolific:
Which is ridiculous, because everyone knows that they are distinguished by beards, tall grey hats and black mittens.
Two things jump out from the New York Times obituary. First, that he was incredibly prolific:
As a fellow, Mr. Schlesinger managed to pound out 4,000 to 5,000 words a day on the Jackson work as his year-old twins frolicked around his desk.There's also this tidbit:
Young Arthur first attended public schools in Cambridge, but his parents lost faith in public education in his sophomore year after a civics teacher informed Arthur’s class that inhabitants of Albania were called Albinos and had white hair and pink eyes.
Which is ridiculous, because everyone knows that they are distinguished by beards, tall grey hats and black mittens.
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