A Colossal Wreck: A Road Trip Through Political Scandal, Corruption, and American Culture
by Alexander Cockburn
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine Condition/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1781681198
- ISBN 13
- 9781781681190
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About This Item
Verso Books, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. First Edition, first printing. Firmly bound. clean unmarked pages; clean bright jacket. A nicely kept copy. "Alexander Cockburn set a high standard of crusading journalism for fifty years ... With his Wildean wit, love of elegant women, penchant for hunting and fondness for P.G. Wodehouse, Cockburn defied the stereotype of the disgruntled left-wing scribe." --The Independent 602 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Politics & Government; ISBN/EAN: 9781781681190. Inventory No: dscf11856. . 9781781681190
Synopsis
Alexander Cockburn was the co-editor of CounterPunch and the author of a number of titles, including Corruptions of Empire , The Golden Age Is in Us , Washington Babylon and Imperial Crusades . Brought up in Ireland, he moved to America in 1972 writing for the Village Voice , the Nation and many other journals. He died in July 2012.
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- Bookseller
- Denton Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- dscf11856
- Title
- A Colossal Wreck: A Road Trip Through Political Scandal, Corruption, and American Culture
- Author
- Alexander Cockburn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1781681198
- ISBN 13
- 9781781681190
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Place of Publication
- London, New York
- Date Published
- 2013
- Keywords
- BZDB229 Politics & Government; A Colossal Wreck A Road Trip Through Political Scandal Corruption and American Culture Alexander Cockburn
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