A unique collection of eulogies of the twentieth century's greatest figures, written by conservative icon William F. Buckley Jr. and compiled by National Review and Fox News White House correspondent James Rosen
As chief Washington correspondent for Fox News, James Rosen has
covered the White House and State Department beats and reported
from Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, the Supreme Court, nearly all
fifty states, and forty foreign countries across five continents.
Rosen's articles and essays have appeared in the New York Times,
the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Harper's, The
Atlantic, National Review, and Playboy, among many other
periodicals. He is the author of The Strong Man- John Mitchelland
the Secrets of Watergate and Cheney One on One.
National Review is a semimonthly magazine founded by author William
F. Buckley, JR. in 1955 and is based in New York City. It is
America's most widely read and influential magazine and website for
conservative news, commentary, and opinion.
"Mr. Rosen has mined this abandoned shaft of Buckley prose,
excavating glittering ore: 52 obituaries devoted to luminaries from
various walks of life—politics, the military, espionage, the world
of arts and letters—as well as less prominent but cherished family
members and friends. To each profile Mr. Rosen appends his own
nicely measured introduction... Mr. Rosen’s selections capture
Buckley’s wit and combativeness, as well as his humanity."
—The Wall Street Journal
“Rarely is a writer’s greatest book published nearly a decade after
his death… Buckley’s writing was a torch that illuminated many
things — a keen sense of politics, a passion for the arts, a love
of friends and family, an unwavering Catholic faith. In editing
this anthology, Rosen has guaranteed it will be kept lit for the
next generation.”
—National Review Online
“A Torch Kept Lit chronicles the writings of conservative icon
William F. Buckley. So if you’re looking for some political
definition for yourself, this is the book for you.”
—Bill O’Reilly, The O’Reilly Factor
“William F. Buckley, Jr. was a master of many things. This
collection of obituaries and eulogies that he wrote over the course
of his extraordinary career, admirably curated and eloquently
introduced by James Rosen, may well establish WFB as the modern
master of this literary form. I have read every single one of
my father’s 60-odd books. I do not exaggerate to propose that
this may prove to be William F. Buckley’s finest book ever.”
—Christopher Buckley
"William F. Buckley was both an ideological warrior and a bon
vivant with a talent for friendship. He understood that a
well-lived life should be simultaneously serious and fun, and that
a death calls for a summing up, both measured and elegant. This
volume gathers some of Buckley's best eulogies, deftly placed in
context by James Rosen. It is a timely gift to a nation much in
need of a reminder that one can be fervently engaged in public
controversies without being coarse or unforgiving."
—George F. Will
"Compiling the best eulogies written by William F. Buckley is so
inspired a concept that many political writers, myself included,
will kick ourselves for not having thought of it first. But the
idea was James Rosen’s, and he has executed it with skill and
affection—and a great reporter’s nose for the story. The result is
a work of literary art."
—Carl M. Cannon, Executive Editor, RealClearPolitics
"Acclaimed journalist, author, and Buckleyphile James Rosen has
done a masterful job collecting, and contextualizing, these
testaments to epic lives of the Twentieth Century by William F.
Buckley, Jr. – a figure who indisputably deserves to be counted
among them."
—Jonah Goldberg, author, columnist and senior editor, National
Review
"William F. Buckley's sketches and vignettes of the prominent
people of his time are absolute gems, and so are the introductions
by James Rosen. A book to own, to read – and read again."
—Brit Hume, Senior Political Analyst, Fox News Channel
“Colorful…deliciously acerbic…Buckley’s descriptions are succinct,
often scathing, sometimes disarmingly tender.”
—Boston Globe
"Rosen has done a first-rate job of compiling, selecting, and
editing Buckley’s recollections and tributes to the noteworthy
deceased. Most impressive, however, are Rosen’s comments setting
the stage for each entry. Buckley was an important mentor to young
Rosen, as he had been for me a half-generation earlier. Rosen’s
personal relationship with Buckley helped him to write with
perspective and affection. Some quotes and anecdotes are surely
transcriptions of their conversations."
—City Journal
"The book is a great trip through the last half of the 20th
century, riding first class with William Buckley."
—The Readers Exchange
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