The Essential America; Our Founders And The Liberal Tradition by McGovern, George - 2004

New York: Simon and Schuster, 2004. First Edition. 1/2 light blue cloth with dark blue paper over boards and titling on spine in gilt. Fine/fine. SIGNED "George McGovern" on ffep. 5.5" x 8,25", pp. ix 1-176. Both the book and the DJ are in as new condition. George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 - Oct 21, 2012) was the Democratic Party presidential nominee in 1972 which followed and illustrious career in both houses of Congress. He volunteered for service during WWII and flew 35 missions over German occupied Europe. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross for saving his plane crew by making a difficult landing in a badly damaged plane. He was always the standard bearer for liberalism and received the nation's highest civilian honor, The Medal of Freedom, from President Clinton in 2000. "Fundamentally, the answer to terrorism is to root out its causes. Why are young men willing to die striking a blow against the United States? One reason, I repeat, is that these men - some of whom are educated - view the hunger and poverty of much of the Arab world against the background of America's wealth and lavish lifestyles. The see their own joblessness and helplessness - if hopelessness - against America's enormous military and financial power. And they are furious." (p 149).