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Inscribed on half title page: To Dan Moll -- Best Wishes, Bud Shuster, MCClean text. Price unclipped ($13.95). Protected by Brodart dust jacket cover.Book in very good plus condition. Dust jacket in very good plus condition. Some small chips on rear at top and some shelf wear. Bud Shuster was the first GOP Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure after Republicans took control of the House in 1995 after 40 years in the minority. No Chairman of the Committee ever wielded more power than Chairman Shuster. He resigned from Congress one month after being reelected in 2001. His son Bill took his seat and later became Chairman of his Dad's old Committee, however he did not garner the respect and power of his father. From Wikipedia...Elmer Greinert "Bud" Shuster; born January 23, 1932) is an American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1973 to 2001. He is best known for his advocacy of transportation… Read More

Signed on front endpaper: Henry W. Clune (see picture)Clean text. Price clipped. Protected by Brodart (old) dust jacket cover. Book in poor condition. Binding loose in areas. Dust jacket in poor condition. Fading on spine. Many chips, tears and tape remnants while jacket is largely in tack. Reading copy. Henry W. Clune (February 8, 1890 – October 9, 1995 was an American writer. A well-known journalist for the Democrat and Chronicle newspaper in Rochester, New York, his column "Seen and Heard" was published in that paper for 55 years. He also penned 14 books; including six novels.
"The Big Fella" is considered one of the finer novels written about American politics. Unfortunately for Clune the book's publishing was delayed by three months due to an eye condition by his editor. During those three months Edwin O'Connor's Last Hurrah appeared. The Last Hurrah was an award winner and best seller, as well as later a popular movie starring Spencer Tracy.

Signed on front endpaper: Henry W. CluneBook in good condition. Binding somewhat loose inside. Some bumping along top and bottom of spine. No dust jacket. Clean text. Henry W. Clune (February 8, 1890 – October 9, 1995 was an American writer. A well-known journalist for the Democrat and Chronicle newspaper in Rochester, New York, his column "Seen and Heard" was published in that paper for 55 years. He also penned 14 books; including six novels.
Basically this is a fictionalized account of the life or George Eastman (Alan Wesley), founder of Kodak (Wesley Works) in Rochester (Minerva), NY. The story is told through his relationships with three women. In real life George Eastman never married, but Wesley's three liaisons, though entertaining, are a bit hard to believe, especially the last one, Judy, a daughter of the first woman in the book.
From Kirkus Reviews...
The story of Alan Wesley, self made millionaire, who had created through his own ambition and effort- and a certain ruthlessness and… Read More