The Good Life
Robertson, Priscilla
The Good Life Good Lives, by George R. Stewart, ' Houghton Mifflin. 303 pp. $5.95. Reviewed by Priscilla Robertson In this era when reason as a basis for living is widely discounted, and...
...and three Nineteenth Century men, the German archaeologist, Heinrich Schliemann, discoverer of Troy...
...and an American pioneer in California, John Bidwell...
...It is an unusual book, deceptively simple, and somehow encouraging...
...and Prince Henry of Portugal, called the Navigator, who encouraged exploration of the African coast before Columbus...
...They were all creative in some fashion, though by picking somewhat unknown men, Stewart has deliberately not given us outstanding geniuses...
...It may be a wholesome lesson...
...a Mexican architect, Tresguerras...
...Stewart reminds us that many times in the past when social conditions seemed either dislocated, or unduly rigid, certain men found personal fulfillment—not necessarily ecstasy—by using what freedoms their culture offered to pursue their own beliefs, talents, and insights...
...Covered are one Old Testament hero—Joab, the son of Zeruiah, the lieutenant of King David...
...two medieval men, William the Marshal, Regent of England for Henry III after King John's death...
...Reviewed by Priscilla Robertson In this era when reason as a basis for living is widely discounted, and the good life itself is considered somehow "square," George R. Stewart has put together a rational account of how six men in widely diverse past epochs managed to live "good lives...
...The Good Life Good Lives, by George R. Stewart, ' Houghton Mifflin...
...Stewart has a great gift for making these people come alive...
...he tells what we need to know, speculating when necessary, but only with the consent, so to speak, of the reader...
...All of these men had integrity, yet none was revolutionary...
Vol. 31 • December 1967 • No. 12
