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The Great Thoughts: From Abelard to Zola, from Ancient Greece to contemporary America, the ideas that have shaped the history of the world

The Great Thoughts: From Abelard to Zola, from Ancient Greece to contemporary America, the ideas that have shaped the history of the world

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The Great Thoughts: From Abelard to Zola, from Ancient Greece to contemporary America, the ideas that have shaped the history of the world

by Seldes, George (compiled by), and Commager, Henry Steele (Foreword by)

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ISBN 10
034529887X
ISBN 13
9780345298874
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New York.: Ballantine Books., 1985. First edition. 1st printing.. Trade paperback. Fine.. 1 Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. Journalist George Seldes went with his wife to live in Hartland-4-Corners, Vermont, after World War II, Together they gathered these Great Thoughts, and near the end of the century the work was complete. He had for 20 years been a journalist's journalist; and in Vermont began his own newsletter, "In Fact".

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George Seldes was one of the great muckraking journalists and the author of twenty books, including Witness to a Century .  He began his career as a cub reporter for The Pittsburgh Leader , rose to international correspondent for the Chicago Tribune , and founded his own newspaper, dedicated to the truth.   George Seldes died at the age of 104 in July 1995.

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Bookseller
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
Alibris.Ph0870009139
Title
The Great Thoughts: From Abelard to Zola, from Ancient Greece to contemporary America, the ideas that have shaped the history of the world
Author
Seldes, George (compiled by), and Commager, Henry Steele (Foreword by)
Format/Binding
Trade paperback
Book Condition
Used - Fine.
Quantity Available
2
Edition
First edition. 1st printing.
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
034529887X
ISBN 13
9780345298874
Publisher
Ballantine Books.
Place of Publication
New York.
Date Published
1985
Keywords
Newsletter, "In Fact"|Hartland-4-Corners, Vermont|Journalist
Bookseller catalogs
Philosophy;

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