Historical person
W. Averell Harriman
1891–1986
W. Averell Harriman was an American businessman, diplomat and Democratic politician. He served as ambassador to the Soviet Union during the Second World War, later became governor of New York and held senior foreign-policy roles during the Truman, Kennedy and Johnson administrations.
In non-fiction, W. Averell Harriman is discussed in Giles Milton’s The Stalin Affair. In Giles Milton’s The Stalin Affair, Giles Milton follows the diplomats and envoys sent to Moscow, including W. Averell Harriman and Archibald Clark Kerr, as they negotiated aid, strategy and access to a government shaped by secrecy and terror.
Non Fiction
Non Fiction featuring W. Averell Harriman (1 book)
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