Review of 'Rewriting Hisstory' by Jeff Kisseloff

Review of 'Rewriting Hisstory' by Jeff Kisseloff

As a grandchild of Whittaker Chambers who has studied the historiography of the famous events around my grandfather, I’m always eager for the next book on the Hiss-Chambers Case of 1948-1950. After all, in my family, family lore is a matter of public dispute. When my grandfather included Alger Hiss in 1948 congressional testimony about a Soviet spy ring in Washington, it set off one of the biggest controversies in mid-century American public lif…

Last Soldier Standing: Review of ‘Rewriting Hisstory: A Fifty-Year Journey to Uncover the Truth About Alger Hiss’ by Jeff Kisseloff

As a grandchild of Whittaker Chambers who has studied the historiography of the famous events around my grandfather, I’m always eager for the next book on the Hiss-Chambers Case of 1948-1950. After all, in my family, family lore is a matter of public dispute. When my grandfather included Alger Hiss in 1948 congressional testimony about...