AMERICA IN SEARCH OF ITSELF; The Making of the President 1956 - 1980
New York Cambridge Philadelphia San Francisco London Mexico City Sao Paolo Sydney: A Cornelia and Michael Bessie Book / Harper & Row, Publishers, 1982. Photos. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. SIGNED by the Author on a publisher's tipped-front endpaper, thick 8vo, navy blue cloth with gold lettering on spine, archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depictingi Hitler's face; illustrated with 12 pages of glossy B&W photos plus in-text maps, map endpapers with six images of the U.S. during different periods & electoral votes, 465 pages + [3] blank + [2] About the Author. Weight: 2+ lbs. & Krochs & Brentanos' "1st Edition Circle" bookmark. Very Fine / Fine. Item #8627
Theodore H. White (1915 – 1986) was an American political journalist and historian, greatly respected for his reporting from China during World War II and the Making of the President series.
This is White's last and perhaps most important overview of presidential politics which presciently covers social divisiion and the impact of the media on our system of government over nearly a quarter century.
SIGNED & FINE Condition! Tight, bright, clean copy in comparable dust jacket (unclipped). No previous owner or remainder marks.
Price: $45.00