Amanda Foreman, Historian, Writer, Broadcaster
 VideoDr Amanda Foreman tells an audience of Oldie magazine readers about her book, A World on Fire |
AMANDA FOREMAN is the award-winning historian and internationally best-selling author of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire and A World on Fire: an Epic History of Two Nations Divided. She is the recipient of the 1998 Whitbread Award for Biography and the 2011 Fletcher Pratt Award for Civil War History.
"Ms. Foreman . . . is such an engaging writer that readers may find this 958-page volume too short." - Michael Burlingame, Wall Street Journal '"Amanda Foreman's magnificent new book . . . resembles nothing so much as War and Peace." - Adam I.P. Smith, History Today |
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| 'The scale of Ms Foreman's book is epic.' The Economist
'The study can be read with profit and sympathy by Americans of all political persuasions but also by Europeans – not least by the English who stand to learn a great deal. This is a tale never previously told. It is a reminder of both an America and a Britain that existed in the 19th century, insufficiently known today.' Professor Stephen Graubard, Financial Times 'One can hardly overestimate the brilliance of Foreman's conception, seeing this turning point in American history from a British viewpoint, drawing on a vast range of actors on this great stage, including lesser-known British sympathisers who fought on either side in this conflict or journalists such as FrankVizetelly, a reporter who drew startling pictures for the Illustrated London News and seemed never to miss a major battle.' Jay Parini, The Guardian 'Beautifully written . . . A past of blood, tears and sweat . . . brought to vivid, burning life.' John Walsh, The Independent 'A real-life Gone with the Wind . . . extraordinarily rich, racy and poignant . . . an iridescent book.' Antonia Fraser, Mail on Sunday 'This book of nearly 1,000 pages is as comprehensive as any single study can be. Foreman provides a clear account of the full range of complex characters involved in this international conflict. She deals as fluently with the diplomatic shenanigans of the American President, US Secretary of State, British Foreign Secretary and ambassadors as she does with the experiences of millions of soldiers and sailors on both sides.' Professor Joanna Bourke, The Times |
