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BART. MEMOIRS OF FRANK H. BARTHOLOMEW. President of United Press, 1955-58; United Press International, 1958-62.
by Bartholomew, Frank H. (1899-1985)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in fine dust jacket./fine
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About This Item
Sonoma, CA:: Vine Book Press,, (1983). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Bartholomew grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, and his careeer in journalism included covering the 1925 earthquake in Santa Barbara, but was most significant as a World War II correspondent in the Pacific. New Guinea, and Okinawa. Includes an account of the Battle of Okinawa, as well as personal reminiscences of his meetings with Winston S. Churchill and accounts of the 'fail safe' patrols of the post War era. Bartholomew was also the founder of the Buena Vista Vinyards winery. Illustrated with photographs. 231 pp.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88187
- Title
- BART. MEMOIRS OF FRANK H. BARTHOLOMEW. President of United Press, 1955-58; United Press International, 1958-62.
- Author
- Bartholomew, Frank H. (1899-1985)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover first edition -
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in fine dust jacket.
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Vine Book Press,
- Place of Publication
- Sonoma, CA:
- Date Published
- (1983)
- Keywords
- world war ii, journalist, okinawa, california, winery,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography - autobiography - memoirs;
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