The American Cause

New York, NY: Duell, Sloan and Pearce. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1941. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked gift notation on the front endpaepr. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. The dust jacket has a medium sized chip to the top spine end, and there is some light rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners as well. "During World War II, MacLeish also served as director of the War Department's Office of Facts and Figures, and as the assistant director of the Office of War Information. These jobs were heavily involved with propaganda, which was well-suited to MacLeish's talents; he had written quite a bit of politically motivated work in the previous decade. He spent a year as the Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs and a further year representing the U. S. At the creation of UNESCO, where he contributed to the preamble of its 1945 Constitution ("Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed." ). After this, he retired from public service and returned to academia. " (from Wikipedia) .