Mallon, Thomas

Rockets and Rodeos and Other American Spectacles

New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1993. First Printing. 290, slight soiling to fore-edge, some soiling to DJ, small scratch in front DJ. The author describes close to a dozen national spectacles, including rocket launches, a rodeo championship, political campaigns, the trial of a bank robber, a small town's summer festival, and a pre-execution vigil at San Quentin. The author was literary editor of Gentleman's Quarterly. Condition: very good, good.

Keywords: Rockets, Rodeos, Politics, San Quentin, Death Penalty, Essays, Richard Nixon, Rex Harrison, Pearl Harbor

[Book #11753]

Price: $27.00