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August Heckscher


Born
in Huntington, New York, The United States
September 16, 1913

Died
April 05, 1997

Genre
Biography


August Heckscher was an American public intellectual and author whose work explored the American liberalism of political leaders.

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Average rating: 3.68 · 141 ratings · 28 reviews · 39 distinct works • Similar authors
Woodrow Wilson: A Biography...
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When LaGuardia Was Mayor: N...
3.64 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1978 — 4 editions
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Alive in the city: memoir o...
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St. Paul's: The Life of a N...
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The Public Happiness
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Open Spaces: The Life of Am...
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The Harbor Club: A History
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Arms Reduction: Program and...
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Education in the Nation's S...
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“If you load responsibility on a man unworthy of it he will always betray himself”
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