September 1, 2009 7:53 PM
Witness: destroying America - the inside story
This was one of the best books I ever read, by a man raised as a Communist who became a spy himself. Whitaker Chambers is a brilliant and soulful writer. At 808 pages, the book is a formidable undertaking, but the story of Chambers redemption and struggle with the destructive forces arrayed against him will take your breath away.
They will also help you see that it is not your imagination that America is filled with people who seem intent on destroying our culture and our way of life. As the previous post showed, this has been happening for generations and most people don't even know how programmed they are.
This book will make you proud to be a conservative.
From Amazon:
Amazon.com Review First published in 1952, Witness was at once a literary effort, a philosophical treatise, and a bestseller. Whittaker Chambers had just participated in America's trial of the century in which Chambers claimed that Alger Hiss, a full-standing member of the political establishment, was a spy for the Soviet Union. This poetic autobiography recounts the famous case, but also reveals much more. Chambers' worldview--e.g. "e;man without mysticism is a monster"e;--went on to help make political conservatism a national force.Review
Whittaker Chambers has written one of the really significant American autobiographies...penetrating and terrible insights into America in the early twentieth century. -- Arthur Schlesingr, Jr.
Available at your library. Unfortunately none at Paperback Swap right now.
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Comments
Once again today--thank-you. This time, for recommending Witness. It is a life-changing book and one of the most important books to come out of the 20th century. Especially poignant and beautiful is the forward which takes the form of a letter to his children. One of my top 5 favorite books.
[One of my top five too, Anne. And yes, that introduction is inspirational and unforgettable.]
Posted by: Anne | September 1, 2009 9:45 PM
