Reviews for Last Dissenter: H. N. Brailsford and His World

The average rating for Last Dissenter: H. N. Brailsford and His World based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-03-09 00:00:00 Cory Karnthaler A beautifully written biography detailing his escape from Nazi Germany and his life in journalism at the New York Times. I highly recommend this book.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-11-21 00:00:00 Van Car In reality, 3.5 stars. More enjoyable than I might have imagined. Frankel, no surprise, is an excellent writer, and his story of flight from Hitler and Stalin to success in America is great stuff. Best of all, he covers lots of territory without getting too detailed about arcane events. Drawback (minor): three self-justifying chapters about how he dealt with the challenges (problems? issues?) of adding gays, blacks, and women to the NY Times workforce. Very interesting insights on Khruschev, JFK, LBJ, Nixon, and others. Liberal without being unbalanced. Critical when necessary, but in a civilized and restrained manner. Nice mix of personal with the historic. Heck, maybe it's 4 stars after all!