A Man of Letters traces the life, career, and commentaries on
controversial issues of Thomas Sowell over a period of more than four
decades through his letters to and from family, friends, and public
figures ranging from Milton Friedman to Clarence Thomas, David Riesman,
Arthur Ashe, William Proxmire, Vernon Jordan, Charles Murray, Shelby
Steele, and Condoleezza Rice. These letters begin with Sowell as a
graduate student at the University of Chicago in 1960 and conclude with
a reflective letter to his fellow economist and longtime friend Walter
Williams in 2005.