{"title":"Henry Wiencek","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenry Wiencek's\u003c\/strong\u003e works delve into compelling portraits of American history, offering intimate explorations of the lives behind notable figures and events. His books blend meticulous research with engaging narrative, making biography and memoir come vividly to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect rich storytelling that reveals the complexities of his subjects, such as the enduring friendship in \u003cem\u003eStan and Gus\u003c\/em\u003e. Wiencek’s writing invites reflection on identity, culture, and legacy through personal and historical lenses.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"stan-and-gus-by-henry-wiencek-9780374162498","title":"Stan and Gus","description":null,"brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46761557885164,"sku":"9780374162498","price":69.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5306393482321.jpg?v=1756193420"},{"product_id":"stan-and-gus-by-henry-wiencek-9781250437914","title":"Stan and Gus","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe celebrated architect Stanford White was a louche man-about-town and a canny cultural entrepreneur, the creator of landmarks that raised the stature of the American built environment. Augustus Saint-Gaudens, a sculptor and the son of an immigrant shoemaker, was a moody introvert and a committed procrastinator whose painstaking work brought emotional depth to American statuary. Over years of acquaintance, their relationship evolved into a partnership that defined the art of the Gilded Age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eStan and Gus\u003c\/em\u003e, the acclaimed historian Henry Wiencek tells the story of a fruitful, complicated relationship. After pursuing their own careers in Italy and France, the two men met again back home, where they forged era-defining monuments, including White's Washington Square Arch and Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan and Saint-Gaudens's memorials to Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and Clover Adams in Boston and Washington, D.C., respectively. Over the course of decades, White protected Saint-Gaudens from impatient clients when he failed to complete projects on time. Meanwhile, Saint-Gaudens challenged White to take his artistic gifts seriously. But alongside the brilliant commissions were sordid debaucheries—and White's sensational murder in 1906.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout, Wiencek sets White and Saint-Gaudens within the era known as the American Renaissance, when a new upper class sought to fortify its ascendancy, and its aspirations and delusions of grandeur collided with new aesthetic ideas to yield work of lasting beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48253551771884,"sku":"9781250437914","price":52.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250437914-stan-and-gus-1.jpg?v=1788231425"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/henry-wiencek.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}