About the Author

Isaac Kramnick is Richard J. Schwartz Professor of Government at Cornell University, where he also served as Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and faculty-elected member of the Board of Trustees. He is the author or editor of many books, including studies of the American founding fathers, Thomas Paine, Edmund Burke, and the twentieth-century Englishman Harold Laski.

Reviews

"These alumni are representative in their distinction, or notoriety. Each Cornellian is profiled in a witty and erudite essay, and each is accompanied-with one telling exception-by a portrait. While many of the notables, especially those prior to 1945, are not household names, their stories are engaging. You will find yourself wanting to know more."-Ithaca Times, October 1, 2003.