Jon Meacham is a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer. A contributing writer for The New York Times Book Review and a contributing editor of Time magazine, he is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Hope of Glory, Destiny and Power- The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush, Thomas Jefferson- The Art of Power, American Lion- Andrew Jackson in the White House, American Gospel, and Franklin and Winston. Meacham, who holds the Rogers Chair in the American Presidency at Vanderbilt University, lives in Nashville.
“A valuable discussion of an extraordinary man who deserves our
everlasting admiration and gratitude.”—The Washington Post
“Meacham tells this story with his customary eloquence . . . a
welcome reminder of the heroic sacrifices and remarkable
achievements of those young radicals—20th-century America’s
greatest generation.”—Eric Foner, The New York Times Book
Review
“His Truth Is Marching On is well worth reading, especially for
readers with an abiding interest in the intersection of religion
and progressive politics . . . an inspiring book that comes at a
time when the world desperately needs inspiration.”—NPR
“An elegant, moving portrait of a giant of post-1950 American
history.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Meacham talks directly to the reader, his eyes burning, his voice
calm but quaking with emotion. . . . Meacham takes the familiar
story of the scars and bruises on John Lewis’ body as literally an
embodiment of the struggles of the civil rights era, and brings
alive with cinematic conviction the backstory of how specifically
those blows came about.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“His Truth Is Marching On combines careful reporting, historic
photographs, and detailed notes and appendices. But the book
ultimately shines brightest as a story of how one man made a
difference by believing in justice and offering hope for a nation
in difficult times.”—Chapter 16
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