Henry R. Luce: A Political Portrait of the Man Who Created the American Century
by Herzstein, Robert E
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0684193604
- ISBN 13
- 9780684193601
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About This Item
New York: Scribner, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Fine Condition. Handsome and solid binding of black half cloth with bright and sharp gilt titles, navy boards, very clean and unmarked, tight & solid, square with sharp corners. Internals as new. As new jacket unclipped, with portrait of Henry R. Luce on front. Two eight-page illustration sections on coated paper. Henry R. Luce, 1898-1967, was a publishing magnate who was the creator of Time, Life and Fortune magazines as well as the "March of Time" newsreels. In his days when these were the major source of news, with more than 40,000 readers every week, his publications molded opinions and helped shape the political landscape of this nation--and the world. This is the first full-scale historical treatment of his life and times, private and public. xx, 521 pages with Notes and Index. 9.6 x 6.5 x 1.8 inches. Scribner Publishers, New York, 1994.
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- Title
- Henry R. Luce: A Political Portrait of the Man Who Created the American Century
- Author
- Herzstein, Robert E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0684193604
- ISBN 13
- 9780684193601
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- JOURNALISTS PUBLISHERS PUBLISHING APPEASEMENT JOHN SHAW BILLINGS CHAING KAI-SHEK CHINA FRANCE GERMANY GREAT BRITAIN ADOLF HITLER INTERVENTIONISM ISOLATIONISM JAPAN JEWS LIFE MAGAZINE NAZISM FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT SOVIET UNION JOSEPH STALIN WENDELL WILKIE WORL
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