Steven Levingston is de redacteur voor non-fictieboeken van The Washington Post. Zijn werk duikt vaak in de levens van belangrijke historische figuren en hun maatschappelijke impact. Levingston staat bekend om zijn indringende proza en zijn talent om het verleden tot leven te brengen voor hedendaagse lezers.
From the Washington Post editor and author of Kennedy and King, a vivid and inspiring account of the bromance that developed between Barack Obama and Joe Biden, which captured Americans' imagination and was unlike any President-Vice President relationship in American history.
A True Story of Murder in Belle Époque Paris
Set against the backdrop of 1889 Paris, this true crime narrative delves into the sensational murder of a court official by a con man and his mistress. The shocking crime leads to an international manhunt and a trial that captivates the nation, exploring themes of hypnosis and manipulation. As the trial unfolds, the debate intensifies over whether Gabrielle Bompard was a mere pawn or a cunning murderer, drawing in the most respected minds of France and igniting public fascination with the case.
"Kennedy and King is an unqualified masterpiece of historical narrative.... A landmark achievement."---Douglas Brinkley, New York Times bestselling author of Rosa Parks Kennedy and King traces the emergence of two of the twentieth century's greatest leaders, their powerful impact on each other and on the shape of the civil rights battle between 1960 and 1963. These two men from starkly different worlds profoundly influenced each other's personal development. Kennedy's hesitation on civil rights spurred King to greater acts of courage, and King inspired Kennedy to finally make a moral commitment to equality. As America still grapples with the legacy of slavery and the persistence of discrimination, Kennedy and King is a vital, vivid contribution to the literature of the Civil Rights Movement.
A New York Times Editors' Choice Pick "Kennedy and King is an unqualified masterpiece of historical narrative.... A landmark achievement."---Douglas Brinkley, New York Times bestselling author of Rosa Parks Kennedy and King traces the emergence of two of the twentieth century's greatest leaders, their powerful impact on each other and on the shape of the civil rights battle between 1960 and 1963. These two men from starkly different worlds profoundly influenced each other's personal development. Kennedy's hesitation on civil rights spurred King to greater acts of courage, and King inspired Kennedy to finally make a moral commitment to equality. As America still grapples with the legacy of slavery and the persistence of discrimination, Kennedy and King is a vital, vivid contribution to the literature of the Civil Rights Movement.