{"product_id":"9781882926916","title":"Alger Hiss, Whittaker Chambers, and the Schism in the American Soul","description":"In 1952, Random House published Whittaker Chambers's Witness. Not only did   it immediately become a bestseller; it was recognized by many as one of the   great spiritual autobiographies of the twentieth century. In \u003cem\u003eAlger Hiss,   Whittaker Chambers\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eand the Schism in the American Soul\u003c\/em\u003e, editor   Patrick Swan marks the fiftieth anniversary of Witness's publication by   anthologizing 23 of the best essays ever written on Chambers, Hiss, or both.   Essays by literary luminaries such as Leslie Fiedler, Arthur Koestler, Lionel   Trilling, Rebecca West, Murray Kempton, and William F. Buckley Jr. tell the   story of these two fascinating (and ultimately mysterious) men and of what they   and their conflict represented. Sampling the entire spectrum of respectable   thought on Hiss and Chambers, these pieces do not, as a rule, trouble themselves   much with the facts of the case; Hiss's guilt was not so much in doubt then, and   is certainly well documented by now. But the essayists' divergent opinions on   the nature of communism (and anticommunism), liberalism, the proper relationship   between religion and politics, and many other issues remain provocative-perhaps   even more so now than when they were written. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the   Author\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatrick Swan   served as research assistant to Terry Teachout for the Teachout's edited   collection of essays by Chambers titled Ghosts on the Roof. Swan is the former   recipient of the Army's Journalist of the Year award. He is currently Public   Affairs Liaison in the Chief Information Office of the Army.","brand":"ISI Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054205583600,"sku":"9781882926916","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781882926916_p0.jpg?v=1763604963","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781882926916","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}