J. F. K. The Man and The Myth
by Lasky, Victor ; [SIGNED] ; [Roscoe Drummond]
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1963. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. vi, 653 pages; Contents clean and secure in original binding, lacks dustjacket. Inscribed and Signed on ffep by the author "To Roscoe Drummond / With best Wishes, / Victor Lasky" A hard-hitting examination of the political background and performance of John Kennedy, written before his assassination. The author contends that Kennedy had a "real and incurable incompetence in public affairs." Roscoe Drummond (19021983) was a 20th-century American political journalist, editor, and syndicated Washington columnist, known for his long association with The Christian Science Monitor and 50-year syndicated column "State of the Nation", serving as director of information for the Marshall Plan, and co-founding Freedom House. .
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- Bookseller
- Antiquarian Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43429
- Title
- J. F. K. The Man and The Myth
- Author
- Lasky, Victor ; [SIGNED] ; [Roscoe Drummond]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- President John F Kennedy, Kennedy Administration, Critical Biographies, Roscoe Drummond
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana and American History; Biography and Autobiography;
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