Uncommon People: Resistance, Rebellion, and Jazz.To record the history of the left--both political and cultural--is the purpose of Eric Hobsbawm's exceptional collection of essays: Uncommon People: Resistance, Rebellion, and Jazz (The New Press, 1998). Hobsbawm, the world's greatest living historian and, along with Gore Vidal Noun 1. Gore Vidal - United States writer (born in 1925) Eugene Luther Vidal, Vidal , one of its greatest living essayists The following is an abbreviated list of essayists, arranged alphabetically by last name (years of birth and death, if applicable, and country of birth, are noted in parentheses). Note: An individual's country of birth is not always indicative of his or her nationality. , fills Uncommon People with twenty-six essays that span his long career. Some of the writing is on predictable topics: the cultural consequences of Christopher Columbus, the itinerant radicalism of Tom Paine, and the roots of May Day. But other pieces, such as a reflection on Mario Puzo Mario Gianluigi Puzo (October 15, 1920 – July 2, 1999) was an American author known for his novels about the Mafia, especially The Godfather (1969). Life and works and the mafia, and richly drawn commentaries on Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Billie Holiday Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), born Eleanora Fagan and later nicknamed Lady Day (see "Jazz royalty" regarding similar nicknames), was an American jazz singer, a seminal influence on jazz and pop singers, and generally regarded as one of the , explore turf that is not associated with the author of classic texts such as Age of Extremes. Hobsbawm's range is broad, his eye is keen, and his knack for finding the epic in what others would dismiss as less than a footnote is nothing short of inspired. John Nichols People named John Nichols include:
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