Manchester, William

William Manchester was a hugely successful popular historian and renowned biographer. In addition to the first two volumes of "The Last Lion", his books include "Goodbye, Darkness, A World Lit Only by Fire, The Glory and the Dream, The Arms of Krupp, American Caesar", and "The Death of a President", as well as assorted works of journalism. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal and the Abraham Lincoln Literary Award. He passed away in 2004.