
Whittaker Chambers born Jay Vivian Chambers and also known as David Whittaker, was an American writer and editor. A Communist party member and Soviet spy, he later renounced communism and became an outspoken opponent. He is best known for his testimony about the perjury and espionage of Alger Hiss. In 1952, Chambers's book Witness was published to widespread acclaim. The book was a combination of autobiography, an account of his role in the Hiss case and a warning about the dangers of Communism and liberalism. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. called it one of the greatest of all American autobiographies, and Ronald Reagan credited the book as the inspiration behind his conversion from a New Deal Democrat to a conservative Republican. Witness was a bestseller for more than a year and helped pay off Chambers' legal debts. Chambers's book Witness is on the reading lists of the Heritage Foundation, The Weekly Standard, and the Russell Kirk Center. He is regularly cited by conservative writers such as Heritage's president Edwin Feulner. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan posthumously awarded Chambers the Presidential Medal of Freedom, for his contribution to "the century's epic struggle between freedom and totalitarianism." In 1988, Interior Secretary Donald P. Hodel granted national landmark status to the Pipe Creek Farm. In 2001, members of the George W. Bush Administration held a private ceremony to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of Chambers's birth. Speakers included William F. Buckley Jr. In 2007, John Chambers revealed that a library containing his father's papers should open in 2008 on the Chambers farm in Maryland. He indicated that the facility will be available to all scholars and that a separate library, rather than one within an established university, is needed to guarantee open access. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittake...
#1 New York Times bestseller for 13 consecutive weeks!"As long as humanity speaks of virtue and dreams of freedom, the life and writings of Whittaker Chambers will ennoble and inspire." - PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN"One of the dozen or so indispensable books of the century..." - GEORGE F. WILL"Witness changed my worldview, my philosophical perceptions, and, without exaggeration, my life." - ROBERT D. NOVAK, from his Foreward"Chambers has written one of the really significant American autobiographies. When some future Plutarch writes his American Live, he will find in Chambers penetrating and terrible insights into America in the early twentieth century." - ARTHUR SCHLESINGER JR."Chambers had a gift for language....to call Chambers an activist or Witness a political event is to say Dostoevsky was a criminologist or Crime and Punishment a morality tract." - WASHINGTON POST"Chambers was not just the witness against Alger Hiss, but was also one of th articulators of the modern conservative philosophy, a philosophy that has something to do with restoring the spiritual values of politics." - SAM TANENHAUS, author of Whittaker Chambers"One of the few indispensable autobiographies ever written by an American - and one of the best written, too. " - HILTON KRAMER, The New CriterionFirst published in 1952, Witness is the true story of Soviet spies in America and the trial that captivated a nation. Part literary effort, part philosophical treatise, this intriguing autobiography recounts the famous Alger Hiss case and reveals much more. Chambers' worldview and his belief that "man without mysticism is a monster" went on to help make political conservatism a national force.Regnery History's Cold War Classics edition is the most comprehensive version of Witness ever published, featuring forewords collected from all previous editions, including discussions from luminaries William F. Buckley Jr., Robert D. Novak, Milton Hindus, and Alfred S. Regnery.
The collected letters provide a portrait of the leading figure in the 1948 public disclosures which led to the imprisonment of Alger Hiss
An autobiographical memoir, written just after Chambers confessed to his earlier affiliation with the Communist Party and testified against his former friend and comrade, Alger Hiss, in perhaps the most celebrated espionage trial of the century. 11 cassettes.
Gathers short stories, essays, articles and reviews by the controversial journalist, and includes his observations on Marx, Joyce, Kafka, Santayana, Ayn Rand, and Greta Garbo
A collection of writings by Whittaker Chambers who emerged as such a controversial figure when he testified in the Alger Hiss communist subversion/espionage case during the McCarthy House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearings. These writings address many other topics.;
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In the notorious espionage case of the 1950s, former Communist agent Whittaker Chambers fingered high-level State Department employee Alger Hiss as a Soviet spy--for which Chambers was highly censured by the media. Based on this never-before-published collection of letters, Chambers now is awarded post-mortem accolades as an individual filled with courage and vision.
Witness by Whittaker Chambers 1969 Paperback
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Rating: 3.8 ⭐
Complete collection of essays that Chambers wrote for the National Review. Includes a section entitled "Remembering Chambers" which contains articles about Chambers that appeared in the July 29, 1961 issue of National Review after his death.
"Can You Make Out Their Voices" derives from a news story in January 1931 about tenant farmers in Arkansas, who raided a local Red Cross office to feed themselves. Chambers picked up on a common fear of the moment, namely, that this event marked the beginning of further popular uprisings in the face of drought and depression. In his story, the farmers have in their midst a quiet, dignified man—a communist—who unites them so that they take food by gunpoint, opposing the town's top businessman (a local banker, no less—a typical fat cat).
WHITTAKER CHAMBERSRelease 01-12-1977 ITEM IS A 1977 PUBLICATION. IN GOOD CONDITION. IT IS A READ ALONG BOOK AND TAPE, HOWEVER DOES NOT COME WITH ORIGINAL CASSETTE TAPE. A BOOK ONLY ITEM. IT IS MISSING LAST PAGE. NO WRITING OR MARKINGS. SHOWS WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND 050086010844 0050086010844 PaperbackItem UsedVeryGood
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Privately Printed Very Good +/Very Good +w/ Mylar Signed by Editor Inscribed by Wm. F. Buckley editor - Tight & Clean black cloth boards shows little to no wear w/1 small spot to front cover. Pastedown to inside 1st pg. to prev. owner signed Wm. F. Buckley. One small soil spot to side end pgs. Dust jkt. shows some wear to edges and corners w/ small tears nicely repaired. In archival mylar cover. Nice copy.
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