ADAM HOCHSCHILD is the author of eleven books. King Leopold's Ghost was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, as was To End All Wars. His Bury the Chains was a finalist for the National Book Award and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and PEN USA Literary Award. He lives in Berkeley, California.
"Bury the Chains is a thrilling, substantive, and oftentimes raw work of narrative history." --Maureen Corrigan, NPR's "Fresh Air" "Hochschild has crafted a powerfully inspiring tale . . . A chronicle of a rare and radiant victory." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review "A brilliantly told tale, at once horrifying and pleasurable to read." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "Bury the Chains is a vital testament to difficult hope." --Minneapolis Star-Tribune "A superb account . . . a witty, wonderfully readable narrative. Grade: A." --Entertainment Weekly "A moral text with the dramatic power of a great epic novel." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch "There are few books that that could serve as a required and much-loved text for a high school history class and also a compelling Sunday afternoon read for anyone. This is one of those books." --Chicago Sun-Times "Bury the Chains is by far the most readable and rounded account we have of British anti-slavery." --Los Angeles Times "One quickly runs out of superlatives when praising this book." --Christian Science Monitor "Terrifically readable . . . inspiring." --San Jose Mercury News "Hochschild has a knack for vivid portraits, and an eye for arresting detail." --Boston Globe --
"Bury the Chains is a thrilling, substantive, and oftentimes raw work of narrative history." --Maureen Corrigan, NPR's "Fresh Air" "Hochschild has crafted a powerfully inspiring tale . . . A chronicle of a rare and radiant victory." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review "A brilliantly told tale, at once horrifying and pleasurable to read." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "Bury the Chains is a vital testament to difficult hope." --Minneapolis Star-Tribune "A superb account . . . a witty, wonderfully readable narrative. Grade: A." --Entertainment Weekly "A moral text with the dramatic power of a great epic novel." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch "There are few books that that could serve as a required and much-loved text for a high school history class and also a compelling Sunday afternoon read for anyone. This is one of those books." --Chicago Sun-Times "Bury the Chains is by far the most readable and rounded account we have of British anti-slavery." --Los Angeles Times "One quickly runs out of superlatives when praising this book." --Christian Science Monitor "Terrifically readable . . . inspiring." --San Jose Mercury News "Hochschild has a knack for vivid portraits, and an eye for arresting detail." --Boston Globe --
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