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"Acheson is the first complete biography of the most important and controversial secretary of state of the twentieth century. More than any other of the renowned 'Wise Men' who together proposed our vision of the world in the aftermath of World War II, Dean Acheson was the quintessential man of action. Drawing on Acheson family diaries and letters as well as recent 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…
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6 editions- Paperback · English · 2007Simon & Schuster · 512 pages · 9781416548652
- Audiobook · English · 2000Books on Tape, Inc. · 9780736655545
- Audiobook · English · 2000Books on Tape, Inc. · 9780736654715
- Paperback · English · 1999Harvard University Press · 512 pages · 9780674000810
- Hardcover · English · 1998Simon & Schuster · 512 pages · 9780684808437
- Other · English · 2008Simon & Schuster, Limited · 9780684864822
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