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Kennedy and the Promise of the Sixties -- INSCRIBED copy
by RORABAUGH, W. J
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Pp. xxiii, 317. Notes on oral histories, index. Bound in full blue cloth with gilt lettering stamped on spine. Inscribed by the author on the title page, and additionally he has signed below his name. Rorabaugh had a long history teaching at the University of Washington. His inscription reads, To Walt with Best Wishes, July 7, 2003. [signed] Bill Rorabaugh. Walt Crowley is perhaps best known as a co-founder of HistoryLink, the online encyclopedia of Pacific Northwest history, and the first US website devoted to regional history. Crowley also wrote an extensive list of books documenting Seattle history. In that capacity, Crowley's positions as a city planner, local television commentator, speechwriter and civic activism served him well. Dust jacket is now protected in a removable clear, archival sleeve.
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- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1940
- Title
- Kennedy and the Promise of the Sixties -- INSCRIBED copy
- Author
- RORABAUGH, W. J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 2002
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Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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