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The Proudest Day: India's Long Road to Independence
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The Proudest Day: India's Long Road to Independence Hardcover - 1998

by Read, Anthony and Fisher, David

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New York and London: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1998. First US Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First US Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Fine Condition. Archival protective cover. 36 illustrations. Glossary and Maps in front of book. "The Proudest Day" is a riveting account of the end of the Raj, the most romantic of all the great empires. The award-winning authors put the events leading up to India's Independence from the British Empire, the Raj, in 1947, into perspective, telling the whole epic story in colorful detail from its beginnings almost a century earlier. They explore the role of dominant figures in the last bitter years, such as Ghandi, Nehru, Juiina and Mountbatten, to the final partition of the sub-continent, into India and Pakistan. 565 pages Including Source Notes, Bibliography, and Index. 6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches. 1998, W W Norton & Co Inc, New York and London
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  • Title The Proudest Day: India's Long Road to Independence
  • Author Read, Anthony and Fisher, David
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First US Edition
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 592
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W W Norton & Co Inc, New York and London
  • Date 1998
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 013977
  • ISBN 9780393045949 / 0393045943
  • Weight 2.25 lbs (1.02 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.6 x 6.5 x 1.8 in (24.38 x 16.51 x 4.57 cm)
  • Reading level 1380
  • Library of Congress subjects India - History - British occupation,
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98010707
  • Dewey Decimal Code 954.03

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