1983, ISBN: 039301634X

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[EAN: 9780393016345], [PU: W.W. Norton & Company, New York, NY], BIOGRAPHY: E-L US PRESIDENTS PRESIDENTIAL BIOGRAPHIES COMMISSION FOR RELIEF: BELGIUM POST WORLD WAR I RELIEF POLITICS TWEN… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780393016345], [PU: W.W. Norton & Company, New York, NY], BIOGRAPHY: E-L US PRESIDENTS PRESIDENTIAL BIOGRAPHIES COMMISSION FOR RELIEF: BELGIUM POST WORLD WAR I RELIEF POLITICS TWENTIES AMERICA 978-0393025507, Jacket, First Edition (1983); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Contains a Letter from Nash to Dr. Thomas Henriken, Associate Director of the Hoover Institution on the Stanford University Campus and SIGNED simply "George", and dated November 6, 1986 laid in. Very Good+ in Very Good DJ: The Book shows indications of very careful use: just a hint of wear to extremities; barely discernible crimping to the heel of the backstrip; the binding shows very slight lean, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing only a couple of minor flaws. Close to 'As New'. The DJ shows a touch of wear to the extremities, with quarter-inch, closed tears at the top and bottom of the front hinge and a bit of scuffing at the heel of the backstrip; else only mild rubbing; the price has not been clipped; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.4 x 1.75 inches). xii, 768 pages. Language: English. Weight: 2 pounds, 12.2 ounces. Hardback with DJ. In the first volume of his epic biography of Herbert Hoover, George Nash relates the story of how a poor orphan from Iowa went on to become one of the leading engineers in the world whose life was a great adventure. Nash guides the reader through Hoover's formative years in Iowa and Oregon as well as his college days at Sanford. Then the adventure really begins as Hoover bounces around the world-Nevada, Australia, China during the Boxer Rebellion, London, Russia, Siam. He deals with corrupt officials, embezzlers, professors, dreams of owning a newspaper and moving back to San Francisco. Political buffs be warned-there is not much on politics here since Hoover was abroad for a good deal of his life. Nash is able to show the human side of Hoover in some chapters on his personal and family life and showing how the man was an excellent businessman and administrator. But Nash also shows the flaws in Hoover which would make his presidency such an ordeal for him-and the nation. The book concludes with the Great War about to begin and Hoover about to lead the Belgian relief effort. There are some minor flaws and quibbles of course; Nash could have done more with Lou Henry Hoover who was a remarkable woman in her own right and he seems to downplay how the Quaker faith shaped Hoover. Despite these flaws, this is a jewel of a biography. Reading this volume, the reader understands that Hoover had a background unlike any other American president, for good and for ill. First Edition (1983); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence., Books<

1983, ISBN: 039301634X

Gebundene Ausgabe, Erstausgabe

[EAN: 9780393016345], [PU: W.W. Norton & Company, New York, NY], BIOGRAPHY: E-L US PRESIDENTS PRESIDENTIAL BIOGRAPHIES COMMISSION FOR RELIEF: BELGIUM POST WORLD WAR I RELIEF POLITICS TWEN… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780393016345], [PU: W.W. Norton & Company, New York, NY], BIOGRAPHY: E-L US PRESIDENTS PRESIDENTIAL BIOGRAPHIES COMMISSION FOR RELIEF: BELGIUM POST WORLD WAR I RELIEF POLITICS TWENTIES AMERICA 978-0393025507, Jacket, First Edition (1983); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Contains a Letter from Nash to Dr. Thomas Henriken, Associate Director of the Hoover Institution on the Stanford University Campus and SIGNED simply "George", and dated November 6, 1986 laid in. Very Good+ in Very Good DJ: The Book shows indications of very careful use: just a hint of wear to extremities; barely discernible crimping to the heel of the backstrip; the binding shows very slight lean, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing only a couple of minor flaws. Close to 'As New'. The DJ shows a touch of wear to the extremities, with quarter-inch, closed tears at the top and bottom of the front hinge and a bit of scuffing at the heel of the backstrip; else only mild rubbing; the price has not been clipped; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.4 x 1.75 inches). xii, 768 pages. Language: English. Weight: 2 pounds, 12.2 ounces. Hardback with DJ. In the first volume of his epic biography of Herbert Hoover, George Nash relates the story of how a poor orphan from Iowa went on to become one of the leading engineers in the world whose life was a great adventure. Nash guides the reader through Hoover's formative years in Iowa and Oregon as well as his college days at Sanford. Then the adventure really begins as Hoover bounces around the world-Nevada, Australia, China during the Boxer Rebellion, London, Russia, Siam. He deals with corrupt officials, embezzlers, professors, dreams of owning a newspaper and moving back to San Francisco. Political buffs be warned-there is not much on politics here since Hoover was abroad for a good deal of his life. Nash is able to show the human side of Hoover in some chapters on his personal and family life and showing how the man was an excellent businessman and administrator. But Nash also shows the flaws in Hoover which would make his presidency such an ordeal for him-and the nation. The book concludes with the Great War about to begin and Hoover about to lead the Belgian relief effort. There are some minor flaws and quibbles of course; Nash could have done more with Lou Henry Hoover who was a remarkable woman in her own right and he seems to downplay how the Quaker faith shaped Hoover. Despite these flaws, this is a jewel of a biography. Reading this volume, the reader understands that Hoover had a background unlike any other American president, for good and for ill. First Edition (1983); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence., Books<

1986, ISBN: 9780393016345

Gebundene Ausgabe

New York, NY W.W. Norton & Company, 1983. Hardcover First Edition (1983); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (1983); First Printing indicated … Mehr…

New York, NY W.W. Norton & Company, 1983. Hardcover First Edition (1983); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (1983); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Contains a Letter from Nash to Dr. Thomas Henriken, Associate Director of the Hoover Institution on the Stanford University Campus and SIGNED simply "George", and dated November 6, 1986 laid in. Very Good+ in Very Good DJ: The Book shows indications of very careful use: just a hint of wear to extremities; barely discernible crimping to the heel of the backstrip; the binding shows very slight lean, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing only a couple of minor flaws. Close to 'As New'. The DJ shows a touch of wear to the extremities, with quarter-inch, closed tears at the top and bottom of the front hinge and a bit of scuffing at the heel of the backstrip; else only mild rubbing; the price has not been clipped; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.4 x 1.75 inches). xii, 768 pages. Language: English. Weight: 2 pounds, 12.2 ounces. Hardback with DJ. In the first volume of his epic biography of Herbert Hoover, George Nash relates the story of how a poor orphan from Iowa went on to become one of the leading engineers in the world whose life was a great adventure. Nash guides the reader through Hoover's formative years in Iowa and Oregon as well as his college days at Sanford. Then the adventure really begins as Hoover bounces around the world-Nevada, Australia, China during the Boxer Rebellion, London, Russia, Siam. He deals with corrupt officials, embezzlers, professors, dreams of owning a newspaper and moving back to San Francisco. Political buffs be warned-there is not much on politics here since Hoover was abroad for a good deal of his life. Nash is able to show the human side of Hoover in some chapters on his personal and family life and showing how the man was an excellent businessman and administrator. But Nash also shows the flaws in Hoover which would make his presidency such an ordeal for him-and the nation. The book concludes with the Great War about to begin and Hoover about to lead the Belgian relief effort. There are some minor flaws and quibbles of course; Nash could have done more with Lou Henry Hoover who was a remarkable woman in her own right and he seems to downplay how the Quaker faith shaped Hoover. Despite these flaws, this is a jewel of a biography. Reading this volume, the reader understands that Hoover had a background unlike any other American president, for good and for ill., W.W. Norton & Company, 1983., 0<

ISBN: 9780393016345

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