Miles Gone by: A Literary Biography

In this autobiography, woven from personal pieces composed over the course of a celebrated writing life of more than fifty years, you’ll meet William Buckley the boy, growing up in a family of ten children; Buckley the daring young political enfant terrible; Buckley the editor of National Review; Buckley the founder of the modern conservative movement; Buckley the husband and father; Buckley the spy and novelist of spies; and Buckley the bon vivant. You’ll also meet Buckley’s friends; Ronald Reagan, Henry Kissinger, David Niven, and many others. Along the way, the listener will be treated to Buckley’s romance with wine, his love of the right word, his intoxication with music, and his joy in skiing and travel.