THE GIFT OF LIFE

by W.E. Woodward ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 24, 1947

Tremendous zest for life informs every page of this autobiography- the personal story of a man who has established some measure of fame as a ""debunker"", through his biographies of Washington, of Grant, who has helped reinstate Thomas Paine, who has given new slants in his American history. Now he ""debunks"" himself. It is a simple story, written as one might write a letter to an old friend. Woodward is still young in his seventies. As a Socialist and as a human being, he has fallen in love with life. Introspection is difficult for a man of so wide a variety of interests, and this is an extrovert's autobiography, with little of emotional quality, but with anecdote, good selection of incident, that seduce the reader's attention. Not strictly chronological, the text records his early life episodically,- his student days at The Citadel, his jobs as typographer, legman, promoter, part owner of a small business, banker- a life which took him from the Southern birthplace to big cities, here and abroad. There is loss of his writing struggles and achievements than many would ask. Pleasant.

Pub Date: Oct. 24, 1947

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Dutton

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1947

Categories: NONFICTION