Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David
by Wright, Lawrence
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf; A Borzoi Book, 2014. xiv, 345 pages, illustrations, maps; 25 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean text. Front board lightly soiled. Stated First Edition. Fine DJ. "A gripping day-by-day account of the 1978 Camp David conference, when President Jimmy Carter persuaded Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat to sign the first peace treaty in the modern Middle East, one which endures to this day. With his hallmark insight into the forces at play in the Middle East and his acclaimed journalistic skill, Lawrence Wright takes us through each of the thirteen days of the Camp David conference, illuminating the issues that have made the problems of the region so intractable, as well as exploring the scriptural narratives that continue to frame the conflict. In addition to his in-depth accounts of the lives of the three leaders, Wright draws vivid portraits of other fiery personalities who were present at Camp David--including Moshe Dayan, Osama el-Baz, and Zbigniew Brzezinski--as they work furiously behind the scenes. Wright also explores the significant role played by Rosalynn Carter. What emerges is a riveting view of the making of this unexpected and so far unprecedented peace. Wright exhibits the full extent of Carter's persistence in pushing an agreement forward, the extraordinary way in which the participants at the conference--many of them lifelong enemies--attained it, and the profound difficulties inherent in the process and its outcome, not the least of which has been the still unsettled struggle between the Israelis and the Palestinians. In Thirteen Days in September, Wright gives us a resonant work of history and reportage that provides both a timely revisiting of this important diplomatic triumph and an inside look at how peace is made. / Lawrence Wright is a staff writer for The New Yorker and the author of six previous books of nonfiction, including In the New World, Remembering Satan, The Looming Tower, Going Clear, and one novel, God's Favorite. His books have received many prizes and honors, including a Pulitzer Prize for The Looming Tower. He is also a playwright and screenwriter. He and his wife are longtime residents of Austin, Texas." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo.
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Lawrence Wright is a staff writer for The New Yorker , and the author of one novel, God's Favorite , and six previous books of nonfiction, including In the New World; Saints and Sinners ; Remembering Satan; The Looming Tower , which was the recipient of many honors; and Going Clear . He is also a screenwriter and a playwright. He and his wife are longtime residents of Austin, Texas.
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- Title
- Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David
- Author
- Wright, Lawrence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0385352034
- ISBN 13
- 9780385352031
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf; A Borzoi Book
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2014
- Size
- 8vo
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