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The Wisest Man in America
by W.D. Wetherell
ISBN: 0874517001
ISBN-13: 9780874517002
Format: Hardcover
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"Constructed skillfully...full of eloquence, grudging honesty, and as much forgiveness as that hardscrabble country allows."
-- Boston Book Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Univ Pr of New England
Published date: 1995
Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches
Weight: 1.05 pounds
Publisher's Notes
It's 1996 and Ferris, a native New Englander as flinty and proud as the mountains around him, is once again about to predict the winners of the New Hampshire primary. He's been right in every election since 1952, when fate and a nose for news first led Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Max Thomas to his door. It wasn't long before Ferris's uncanny accuracy began drawing the great and the not-so-great to the Notch to sound out - and perhaps influence - the crusty bellwether of political success or failure. This election, however, is different, as both Ferris and Max face the hardest test of their wisdom: confronting the truth about themselves, their lives and loves, and a society that has declined painfully during their half century of friendship. Yet both men come to reject those bleak pronouncements, as each mines meaning from his past and avoids "the worst of all fates: a life that for good or evil had left no impression at all". Wetherell's elegiac story of loss and redemption is a study in the universal struggle to identify what values are lasting amidst the sometimes deafening tumult of change.
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The Wisest Man in America
Wetherell, W. D
Hanover, NH, U.S.A.: University Press of New England, 1995. Inread, creases on dj flaps. . ISBN: 0874517001. First Edition / 1st Printing. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. NEW ENGLAND FICTION GENERAL. ( more information)
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UPNE. Hardcover. 0874517001 A former library book with the usual identifiers in a protective glossy dust jacket covering. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. 1995 Hardscrabble Books Hard Cover . Very Good. 1995. ( more information)
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UPNE. Hardcover. 0874517001 A former library book with the usual identifiers in a protective glossy dust jacket covering. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. 1995 UPNE Hard Cover . Very Good. 1995. ( more information)
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Wetherell, W D
United States: Hardscrabble Books, University Press of New England, 1995. Trade paperback. Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Advance reading copy. Hardscrabble Books. Audience: General/trade. ( more information)
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W. D. Wetherell
Hardscrabble Books. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information)
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[ Edition: Reprint ]. Excellent Condition. Publisher: UPNE Pub Date: 2/1/1995 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 227 [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Torn pages: NO ] [ Broken Seams: NO ] ( more information)
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Hanover, NH, U.S.A.: University Press of New England, 1995. Usual markings of an ex-library book. Dust jacket and mylar glued to cover.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Ex-Library. ( more information)
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Hardscrabble Books, 1995. New, Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 236 p. Hardscrabble Books. Audience: General/trade.. Hard Cover. New/New. ( more information)
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London: University of New England, 1995. X-Library with usual library distinctions.The hard cover and the jacket has very light shelf wear...........We are very careful when we list our books, but sometimes something minor may get by... 2nd. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Cover Art. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Back. ( more information)
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Wetherell, W.D
UPNE. LIBRARY BINDING. 0874517001 Hardcover. LIKE NEW Condition. Only the lightest of wear separates this book from new! Clean inside and out! May have bookstore-related stamps/stickers/marks. No Dust Jacket. . Fine. ( more information)
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The Wisest Man in America
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Hanover and London: University Press of New England, 1995. A clean tight book. Feels unread to lightly read. The jacket has one closed tear at the back top corner. No other defects. A very nice copy in a fresh Brodart jacket cover. 227 pages.. ISBN: 0874517001. First Edition, Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Fine/Near Fine in Brodart. Illus. by N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fiction. ( more information)
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The Wisest Man in America
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University Press of New England, 1995. First Printing, First Edition. Hardcover with DJ. Very Good/Very Good, former library with very few markings, cover and text are exceptionally clean and bright, tight binding. Ferris has correctly predicted the winners of the New Hampshire primary every election since 1952, but this year something is different. FICTION::General Fiction ISBN: 0874517001. ( more information)
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The Wisest Man in America
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Lebanon, New Hampshire, U.S.A.: Univ Press of New England, 1995. 228 pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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The Wisest Man in America
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Hanover and London: University Press of New England, 1995. Signed by the author on the title page.. Signed by Author. Paperback. VG+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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Hanover and London: University Press of New England, 1995. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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The Wisest Man In America
W. D. Wetherell
Hanover, New Hampshire:: University Press of New England,. 1995.. First printing. Hardcover--cloth. Fine/Fine. Octavo, 9 3/4" tall, blue quarter cloth, 227 pages. A fine, clean, neat (unread) hard cover first edition with light shelf wear; hinges and binding tight, paper cream white. In a fine, lightly edge worn dust jacket. ( more information)
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Wisest Man in America
Wetherell, W. D
Hanover: University Press of New England, 1995. 227 pgs; dj sl wear to edges, back dj creased, spine sl cocked. ISBN: 0-87451-700-1. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FICTION,. ( more information)
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The Wisest Man in America
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Hanover: University Press of New England, 1995. First edition, First printing. Hard Cover. Fine in Fine DJ. Novel of a man who predicts the winners of New Hampshire primaries and of the journalist who covers the story. ( more information)
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The Wisest Man in America
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Hanover, NH:: University Press of New England. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. Signed by Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 227 pp. DJ edges very lightly bumped and a little rubbed. Signed: " W. D. Wetherel"l. . ( more information)
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The Wisest Man in America
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Hanover and London: University Press of New England 1995,, 1995. As New dj, As New. ISBN: 0-87451-700-1. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. FICTION. ( more information)
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THE WISEST MAN IN AMERICA
Wetherell, W.D
Lebanon, NH: Univ Pr of New England, 1995 227pp: An interesting variation on the political novel: here, a story about a man who has a flawless trackrecord of predicting the winner of the New Hampshire primary -- which of course brings him unwelcom attention and problems when a journalsit decides to write about this talent. A very fine/unread copy.. First Edition. Quarrter Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. ( more information)
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Wetherell, W. D
Hanover: University Press of New England, 1995. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. Interesting novel of a wise and flinty New Englander whose accurate political predictions attract a columnist's attention and a variety of unintended visitors, ultimately leading to a reexamination by both men about themselves, society, life, love, and much else of importance. Hardcover with dust jacket, 227pp. A very nice copy.. ISBN: 0-87451-700-1. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Literature, Novels, New England, Life, Love, Futurists, Futurism, Columnists, Mass Media, Journalism, Journalists. ( more information)
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The Wisest Man in America
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Hardscrabble Books, University Press of New England/ Hanover, New Hampshire/ 1995-1st ed. SIGNED by author on half-title page. Hardcover. "Signed" sticker on front cover of dj. VG+ in VG+ dj.. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information)
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The Wisest Man in America
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Hanover: University Press of New England, 1995. Hard Cover. W.D. Wetherell -- 1st Edition 1st Printing -- FINE/FINE -- copy of The Wisest Man in America. 8vo. 227 pp. First Edition, First Printing. Quarter bound in fibrous teal paper boards over a blue cloth spine. The publisher's name and device, along with two single rules, are gilt-stamped to the front board. The author's name, the title, and the publisher's name are gilt-stamped to the spine. A letter from the publiser to the owner is laid-in. The corners are sharp, the hinges are strong, and the text is clean and tight. The pictorial dustwrapper is in Fine condition, with no chips or tears, and only a small crease on the upper-right of the front flap. A very lovely copy. WHS Published by: Hanover: University Press of New England, 1995 First edition. ( more information)
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