When All the World Was Young: A Memoir
New York, NY: Bloomsbury, 2005. First U. S. printing [stated]. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. viii, 310, [2] p. From Wikipedia: "Barbara Murray Holland (April 5, 1933 September 7, 2010) was an American author who wrote in defense of such modern-day vices as cursing, drinking, eating fatty food and smoking cigarettes, as well as a memoir of her time spent growing up in Chevy Chase, Maryland, near Washington, D.C. She was born on April 5, 1933, in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Chevy Chase, Md. Holland moved to Philadelphia, where she worked as a copywriter at an advertising agency. She also began writing articles and short stories that were published in magazines including Ladies Home Journal, McCall's, Redbook and Seventeen. Holland's first published books were for children, followed by Mother's Day in 1980, an autobiographical account of raising children while working full-time. Holland's 2005 memoir When All the World Was Young recounted growing up during and after World War II." Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Previous owner's sticker on fep. Signed on t-p.
Keywords: Chevy Chase, Maryland, Childhood, Stepfather, Siblings, Journalists, Social Life and Customs, Pastimes, Junior High School, Joseph McCarthy, WWII, War Effortr
ISBN: 9781582345253
[Book #69839]
Price: $45.00