{"product_id":"acheson-the-secretary-of-state-who-created-the-american-world-9781416548652","title":"Acheson: The Secretary of State Who Created the American World","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe highly acclaimed biography of one of the most important and controversial Secretaries of State of the twentieth century, this is an intimate portrait of the quintessential man of action who was vilified by the McCarthyites for being soft on communism, yet set in place the strategies and policies that won the Cold War and brought down the USSR.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the authoritative biography of Dean Acheson, the most important and controversial secretary of state of the twentieth century. Drawing on Acheson family diaries and letters as well as revelations from Russian and Chinese archives, historian James Chace traces Acheson's remarkable life, from his days as a schoolboy at Groton and his carefree life at Yale to his work for President Franklin Roosevelt on international financial policy and his unique partnership with President Truman. It is an important and dramatic work of history chronicling the momentous decisions, events, and fascinating personalities of the most critical decades of American history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Chace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.36w x 1.29d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416548652\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Chace was the Paul W. Williams Professor of Government and Public Law at Bard College. The former managing editor of \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of eight previous books, most recently \u003ci\u003eAcheson, \u003c\/i\u003e he passed away in October 2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44409869205619,"sku":"9781416548652","price":31.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_7cddede5-282c-4277-b018-2c4fa322a7d1.jpg?v=1771938971","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/acheson-the-secretary-of-state-who-created-the-american-world-9781416548652","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}