2017, ISBN: 9780307597960

Gebundene Ausgabe

Chicago, IL: Time, Inc, 1959. First edition. First printing. Wraps. Good. Mailing label residue on front cover. Slight curl at spine.. 144 p. Includes illustrations. Cover photo of Mari… Mehr…

Chicago, IL: Time, Inc, 1959. First edition. First printing. Wraps. Good. Mailing label residue on front cover. Slight curl at spine.. 144 p. Includes illustrations. Cover photo of Marilyn Monroe. Some illustrations in color. From Wikipedia: "LIFE was an American magazine that ran weekly from 1883 to 1972, published initially as a humor and general interest magazine. Time founder Henry Luce bought the magazine in 1936, solely so that he could acquire the rights to its name, and shifted it to a role as a weekly news magazine with a strong emphasis on photojournalism. LIFE was published weekly until 1972, as an intermittent "special" until 1978, and as a monthly from 1978 to 2002. After the monthly LIFE folded, Time Inc. continued to use the LIFE brand for special and commemorative issues. LIFE returned to regularly scheduled issues when it became a weekly newspaper supplement from 2004 to 2007. The Luce LIFE was the first all-photographic American news magazine, and it dominated the market for more than 40 years. The magazine sold more than 13.5 million copies a week at one point; it was so popular that President Harry S. Truman, Sir Winston Churchill, and General Douglas MacArthur all had their memoirs serialized in its pages. Luce purchased the rights to the name from the publishers of the first LIFE but there was no editorial continuity between the two publications.", Time, Inc, 1959, 2.5, New York, New York, U.S.A. : Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The definitive biography of Herbert Hoover, one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century-a wholly original account that will forever change the way Americans understand the man, his presidency, his battle against the Great Depression, and their own history. An impoverished orphan who built a fortune. A great humanitarian. A president elected in a landslide and then resoundingly defeated four years later. Arguably the father of both New Deal liberalism and modern conservatism, Herbert Hoover lived one of the most extraordinary American lives of the twentieth century. Yet however astonishing, his accomplishments are often eclipsed by the perception that Hoover was inept and heartless in the face of the Great Depression. Now, Kenneth Whyte vividly recreates Hoover's rich and dramatic life in all its complex glory. He follows Hoover through his Iowa boyhood, his cutthroat business career, his brilliant rescue of millions of lives during World War I and the 1927 Mississippi floods, his misconstrued presidency, his defeat at the hands of a ruthless Franklin Roosevelt, his devastating years in the political wilderness, his return to grace as Truman's emissary to help European refugees after World War II, and his final vindication in the days of Kennedy's "New Frontier." Ultimately, Whyte brings to light Hoover's complexities and contradictions-his modesty and ambition, his ruthlessness and extreme generosity-as well as his profound political legacy. HOOVER: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times is the epic, poignant story of the deprived boy who, through force of will, made himself the most accomplished figure in the land, and who experienced a range of achievements and failures unmatched by any American of his, or perhaps any, era. Here, for the first time, is the definitive biography that fully captures the colossal scale of Hoover's momentous life and volatile times. Fine,unread,}irst printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust cover. {Not remainder-Includes Index and a section of lb-and-w photographs.a101, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 2017, 5<

2017, ISBN: 0307597962

Gebundene Ausgabe

[EAN: 9780307597960], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, New York, U.S.A.], Jacket, The definitive biography of Herbert Hoover, one of the most remarkable Ame… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780307597960], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, New York, U.S.A.], Jacket, The definitive biography of Herbert Hoover, one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century—a wholly original account that will forever change the way Americans understand the man, his presidency, his battle against the Great Depression, and their own history. An impoverished orphan who built a fortune. A great humanitarian. A president elected in a landslide and then resoundingly defeated four years later. Arguably the father of both New Deal liberalism and modern conservatism, Herbert Hoover lived one of the most extraordinary American lives of the twentieth century. Yet however astonishing, his accomplishments are often eclipsed by the perception that Hoover was inept and heartless in the face of the Great Depression. Now, Kenneth Whyte vividly recreates Hoover’s rich and dramatic life in all its complex glory. He follows Hoover through his Iowa boyhood, his cutthroat business career, his brilliant rescue of millions of lives during World War I and the 1927 Mississippi floods, his misconstrued presidency, his defeat at the hands of a ruthless Franklin Roosevelt, his devastating years in the political wilderness, his return to grace as Truman's emissary to help European refugees after World War II, and his final vindication in the days of Kennedy's "New Frontier." Ultimately, Whyte brings to light Hoover’s complexities and contradictions—his modesty and ambition, his ruthlessness and extreme generosity—as well as his profound political legacy. HOOVER: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times is the epic, poignant story of the deprived boy who, through force of will, made himself the most accomplished figure in the land, and who experienced a range of achievements and failures unmatched by any American of his, or perhaps any, era. Here, for the first time, is the definitive biography that fully captures the colossal scale of Hoover’s momentous life and volatile times. Fine,unread,}irst printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust cover. {Not remainder-Includes Index and a section of l, Books<

ISBN: 9780307597960

Now, Kenneth Whyte vividly recreates Hoover rich and dramatic life in all its complex glory. as well as his profound political legacy. An impoverished orphan who built a fortune. A great … Mehr…

Now, Kenneth Whyte vividly recreates Hoover rich and dramatic life in all its complex glory. as well as his profound political legacy. An impoverished orphan who built a fortune. A great humanitarian. An exemplary biography???exhaustively researched, fair-minded and easy to read. It can nestle on the same shelf as David McCullough Truman, a high compliment indeed. ???The Wall Street Journal, Knopf<