WHY ENGLAND SLEPT
by Kennedy, John F
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Collectible, Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
Wilfred Funk, New York, 1961, 1961. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Collectible, Fine/Near Fine. Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine white dj. Clean, unmarked. 252 pp. Introduction by Henry R. Luce. JFK's Harvard thesis as it was adroitly first published in 1940 through connections of his father, Joseph P. Kennedy who was serving as Ambassador to Great Britain at the time. This is a fne copy of the 1961 edition.
Synopsis
Why England Slept is the published version of a thesis written by John F. Kennedy while in his senior year at Harvard College. Its title was an allusion to Winston Churchill's 1938 book While England Slept, which also examined the buildup of German power.
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Details
- Bookseller
- bookwitch (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 66193
- Title
- WHY ENGLAND SLEPT
- Author
- Kennedy, John F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible, Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Wilfred Funk, New York, 1961
- Date Published
- 1961
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