Almost a Family: a Memoir
by Darnton, John
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0307266176
- ISBN 13
- 9780307266170
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. Stated First Edition 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 343 deckle edge pages with some black and white photographs. From jacket: "From the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and best-selling author: a beautifully crafted memoir of his lifelong chase after his father's shadow. John was eleven months old, when his father, Barney Darnton - a war correspondent for The New York Times - was killed in World War II, but his absence left a more profound imprint on the family than any living father could have. John's mother, a well-known Times reporter and editor, tried to keep alive the dream of raising her two songs in ideal surroundings. When that proved impossible, she collapsed emotionally and physically. But along the way she created such a powerful myth of the father-hero who gave his life for his family, country, and the fourth estate that John followed his footsteps into the same newsroom. Decades after his father's death, John and his brother, the historian Robert Darnton, began digging into the past to under the truth about their parents... Intensely moving and vividly descriptive of America over generations, Almost a Family presents a family in which love and devotion were built on an often dazzling framework of deception." In great condition with only very light wear to jacket. Dealer Direct Payment Only.. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
John Darnton has worked for The New York Times for forty years as a reporter, editor, and foreign correspondent. He is the recipient of two George Polk Awards and a Pulitzer Prize. He is also the author of five novels, including The Darwin Conspiracy and the best seller, Neanderthal. He lives in New York City.
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- 007226
- Title
- Almost a Family: a Memoir
- Author
- Darnton, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- ISBN 10
- 0307266176
- ISBN 13
- 9780307266170
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2011
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Memoir; Biography; Autobiography; Family Stories; First Edition; Illustrated
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