Giddy Minds and Foreign Quarrels.

New York, NY Macmillan Publishing Company, 1939. Hardcover First Edition (1939); Third Printing in the same year. Very Good: shows just a hint of toning to the extremities of the panels and heavier toning to the untitled backstrip; very slight spine lean; the binding remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections but very little wear. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (6.75 x 4.25 x 0.35 inches). 87 pages. Language: English. Weight: 4.4 ounces. Tan paper boards with black lettering at the front panel. First Edition (1939); Third Printing in the same year. Hardback: Lacks DJ. Charles A. Beard (1874–1948) was an American historian and professor, who wrote primarily during the first half of the 20th century. A history professor at Columbia University, Beard's influence is primarily due to his publications in the fields of history and political science. Beard opposed President Franklin Roosevelt's foreign policy. Consistent with his Quaker roots, he became one of the leading proponents of non-interventionism and sought to avoid American involvement in World War II. He promoted "American Continentalism" as an alternative and argued that the United States had no vital interests at stake in Europe and that a foreign war could lead to domestic dictatorship. Some of the arguments in his President Roosevelt and the Coming of the War influenced the "Wisconsin school" and New Left historians in the 1960s, such as William Appleman Williams, Gabriel Kolko, and James Weinstein.