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Practicing History : Selected Essays

Practicing History : Selected Essays

Practicing History : Selected Essays
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Practicing History : Selected Essays

by Tuchman, Barbara W

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ISBN 10
0394520866
ISBN 13
9780394520865
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, 1981. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. (3d ptg.) Large, heavy book, black cloth with gilt initials at top front right bright, gilt lettering near very fine on spine, 306 lightly browned heavy pages. Essays on: Israel, Vietnam, World War I, Mao, Kissinger, Watergate and the presidency, and more. DJ price-clipped, white background lightly browned, color-illustration of abacus on front, b/w photo of Tuchman on back. DJ lightly soiled at top front left and spine bottom, tiny crease at bottom back tip. Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Synopsis

Barbara W. Tuchman (1912–1989) achieved prominence as a historian with The Zimmermann Telegram and international fame with The Guns of August —a huge bestseller and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Her other works include Bible and Sword, The Proud Tower, Stilwell and the American Experience in China (for which Tuchman was awarded a second Pulitzer Prize), Notes from China, A Distant Mirror, Practicing History, The March of Folly, and The First Salute .

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Callaghan Books South US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
26756
Title
Practicing History : Selected Essays
Author
Tuchman, Barbara W
Format/Binding
Cloth
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0394520866
ISBN 13
9780394520865
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated
Place of Publication
New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published
1981
Keywords
HISTORY GENERAL
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