Miles Gone By: A Literary Autobiography

Regnery Publishing, 2004.

Summary:

Here is a unique collection of fifty years of essays chosen to form an unconventional autobiography and capstone to his remarkable career as the conservative writer par excellence. Included are essays that capture Buckley’s joyful boyhood and family life; his years as a conservative firebrand at Yale; the life of a young army officer; his love of wine and sailing; memories of his favorite friends; the great influences of music and religion; a life in politics; and exploring the beauty, diversity, and exactitude of the English language.

Table of Contents:

At home
Yale
Wartime
Sailing (and skiing, and one fly-by)
People
Remembering
Language
Getting about
Politics
Social life

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