Author: BROKAW, TOM
Title: The Greatest Generation
Description: NY: Random House, 1998. 0375502025. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0375502025. Eighth printing. Quarter bound in publisher's red cloth over blue boards, gilt lettering on spine, blue endpapers. Illustrated with numerous B&W photographs. 8vo. This is an unmarked, unopened copy. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition. The unclipped dust jack shows only the slightest shelf-wear, else as new. AS NEW/FINE. An outstanding portrait of an American generation, told through the lives of individuals. It is the story of men and women who ".. came of age during the Great Depression and the Second World War and went on to build modern America .. whose everyday lives of duty, honor, achievement, and courage gave us the world we have today." The many individuals interviewed include George Bush, Mark Hatfield, Ben Bradlee, Caspar Weinberger, Art Buchwald, George Schultz, Andy Rooney, Julia Child, Robert Dole, Arthur Schlesinger, and many others. It is a significant contribution to American history.. B&W Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xv, 412 pp. As New in Fine dust jacket .

Keywords: 0375502025 World War 1939 1945 Personal History


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