Simon Schama is University Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University. His award-winning books, translated into fifteen languages, include Rembrandt's Eyes, A History of Britain, The Power of Art, Rough Crossings and The American Future. His journalism has appeared regularly in the Guardian, New Yorker and the Financial Times where he is Contributing Editor. He has written and presented forty films for BBC2 on subjects as diverse as Tolstoy, American politics and John Donne and won an Emmy for The Power of Art.
Schama at his best, a labour of love, as full of memorable incident as a Bellow novel and wittier than a Woody Allen movie * The Times * Schama has written a proud and personal story of his people, one that will make a good starting point for those interested in one of history’s most fascinating and tragic tales -- Josh Glancy * Sunday Times * Inspiring… Schama tells it with panache, weaving facts and anecdotes into a vivid history * Observer * Unforgettable…a delicious cacophony of conversations and clamorous arguments echoing across history * Daily Telegraph * A spirited, immensely enjoyable and wide-ranging account… [expresses] both the triumphs and the tragedies with irrepressible enthusiasm and his customary eloquence * Financial Times *