Chasing Churchill: The Travels of Winston Churchill
New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 293 pages. Illus. (some in color), chronology, source notes, bibliography, index. Signed by the author. More
New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 293 pages. Illus. (some in color), chronology, source notes, bibliography, index. Signed by the author. More
New York: H. Z. Walck, 1958. 21 cm, 271, illus., bibliography, index, usual library markings, DJ pasted to boards, small tears to DJ, front DJ flap price clipped. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. xi, [1], 320 p. Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Bibliography. Index. More
Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1985. First? Edition. First? Printing. 269, illus., chapter notes, selected bibliography, index, DJ worn, soiled, torn, and chipped. More
Philadelphia, PA: University of PA Press, 1971. First? Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 266, footnotes, bibliography, index, front DJ flap price clipped, pencil erasure on half-title and title page. More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1958. Sixth Edition. 24 cm, 745, illus., usual library markings, boards somewhat worn and soiled. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1966. First Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 178, index, some wear and soiling to DJ, usual library markings, pocket removed from back, tape mark at bottom of spine. More
New York, N.Y. Ballantine Books, 2008. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xxvi, 493, [7] pages. Includes To the Reader, List of Maps, Research Sources, Introduction, and Afterword. Also includes 14 full page black and white maps. Minor wear to DJ and covers. Jeffrey M. "Jeff" Shaara (born February 21, 1952) is an American novelist, the son of Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Shaara. Jeffrey Shaara graduated from Florida State University in 1974 with a degree in Criminology. He wrote Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure, which are the prequel and sequel, respectively, to his father Michael's award-winning novel The Killer Angels. Jeff followed his father's footsteps upon the latter's death, writing historical fiction and documenting the American wars and their most historically relevant characters. In total, Jeff has written fifteen New York Times bestselling novels. He completed a trilogy in 2010 about World War II in the European and North African theaters. A fourth World War II novel, titled The Final Storm, covers the end of the war in the Pacific, and was released on May 17, 2011. Shaara has received the W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction from the American Library Association in 2018 for The Frozen Hours, in 2005 for To The Last Man: A Novel of The First World War, and in 1997 for Gods and Generals. The American Library Association's Reference and Users Services Association recognized The Steel Wave as a 2009 Notable Book. He has also been awarded the Lincoln Forum's "Richard Nelson Current Award"[12], New York Civil War Round Table's "Bell I. Wiley Award"[13], and Florida State University's "Artes Award" as a Distinguished Alumnus.[14] In 2011, Shaara was inducted into the FSU College of Criminology Hall of Fame and awarded FSU's first annual Distinguished Writer's Award.[15] Film adaptations. More
New York: Newsweek Books, c1980. First? Edition. 24 cm, 304, illus., DJ worn, rear DJ torn. More
New York: Newsweek Books, c1980. First? Edition. Hardcover. 24 cm, 304 pages. Illus., some edge soiling. Signed by the author. More
New York: Newsweek Books, c1980. First? Edition. 24 cm, 304, illus., DJ worn, soiled, torn, and chipped. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, [1965]. First Edition. First? Printing. 31 cm, 223, illus., map, DJ soiled and chipped, DJ edges worn. More
New York: Grossman Publishers, 1967. First Printing. 21 cm, 282, index, pencil erasure on half-title. A critical survey of President Lyndon Johnson's life and career. More
New York: Dutton, c1991. First Printing. 24 cm, 352, price clipped DJ, damp stain to rear board & DJ (top & bottom), minor warping of top rear board, text clean. More
New York: Dutton, c1991. First Printing. 24 cm, 352, reference notes, index, DJ slightly worn and slight edge wear, black mark on bottom edge. More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company [A Bulfinch Press Book], 2000. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. vi, 186 pages. Illustrations (some with color). Index. Photo Credits. Approximately 8.25 and 11.25 inches. Inscribed by Sidey on half-title page. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Hugh Sidey (September 3, 1927 – November 21, 2005) was an American journalist who worked for Life magazine starting in 1955, then moved on to Time magazine in 1957. He covered several Presidents, from Eisenhower to Clinton, and was author of the book Time Hugh Sidey's Profiles of the Presidents. He also hosted the PBS series The American Presidents. Sidey served as president of the board of directors of the White House Historical Association from 1998 to 2001, during the White House's bicentenary celebration. Former president George H. W. Bush delivered a eulogy at Sidey's funeral. Inscribed to Nicholas Christopher, believed to be the Nicholas Christopher (born 1951) who is an American novelist, poet and critic, the author of sixteen books: six novels, eight volumes of poetry, a critical study of film noir, and a novel for children. Christopher graduated from Harvard College with an A.B. in English Literature. After traveling extensively abroad, he returned to New York and began publishing his work. He taught at New York University and Yale before receiving an appointment as a professor on the permanent faculty of the Writing Program of the School of the Arts at Columbia University. From the 1970s, his work has appeared in The New Yorker, Esquire, The New Republic, The Paris Review, The Nation, and The New York Review of Books. More
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1979. First Edition. First Printing. 301, notes, index, some edge soiling. More
Cambridge, MA: M.I.T. Press, [1967]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 330, index, DJ soiled, torn, and edges worn, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1965. First edition. Stated. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. 248 p. 29 cm. Inc Illustrations (200 photographs, 40 in full color). Index. More
St. Martin's Press, 1996. First edition. Stated. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. x, [1], 417 p. Illustrations. Index. More
New York: Random House, 2014. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xxxiv, 842, [4] pages. Note to the Reader. Footnotes. Illustrations. Notes. Select Bibliography. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Richard Norton Smith (born 1953) is an American historian and author specializing in U.S. presidents and other political figures. He worked for The Washington Post, and worked with U.S. Senators Edward Brooke and Bob Dole. Smith served as director of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum; the Dwight D. Eisenhower Center in Abilene; the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and the Reagan Center for Public Affairs in Simi Valley; and the Gerald R. Ford Museum and Library in Michigan. In 2001, Smith became director of the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. In 2014 Smith published On His Own Terms: A life of Nelson Rockefeller. Smith took 14 years to write the book, largely self-financed. More
Oxford, MS: Yoknapatawpha Press, 1986. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. 260 pages. Illus., some wear and soiling to DJ, pencil erasure on half-title, inscription on front endpaper. Signed by the author. More
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1994. First Edition. First Printing. 455, notes, bibliography, index, rear DJ flap creased, minor edge soiling. More
Fort Leavenworth, KS: U.S. Army Command, 1990. First? Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 118, wraps, slight wear and soiling to covers. More
Washington, DC: Public Affairs Press, [1956]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 202, diagrams, footnotes, bibliography, index, DJ worn, soiled, and scuffed, small rough spot at bottom of DJ spine. More