JACK 1939
by Mathews, Francine
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Riverhead/Penguin, 2012. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A spy-thriller from Mathews, the promising author of the Merry Folger mystery/suspense series. This stand-alone historical novel is set just before World War II and features a 21-year-old Jack Kennedy, on a European tour to research his senior thesis, becoming President Roosevelt's personal spy trying to learn Hitler's plans to interfere with the 1940 U.S. election. First Edition, First Printing (complete numberline). About 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches, 361 pages including author's note. Black-bound spine over grey paper-covered boards with author's initials on front panel and lettering on spine in gold. Pictorial dustjacket front panel shows title in gold against a background black & white photo of young JFK. Back panel contains four blurbs praising the novel. Text fore edge shows just a touch of soiling, o/w text and boards are complete, clean and unmarked, not remaindered, not ex libris. No creasing, no bumping. Dustjacket in equally fine condition, no tears, no creasing, no more than a touch of edgewear. Collectable. An interesting and entertaining take on a future president.
Synopsis
Charming. Reckless. Brilliant. Deadly. A young Jack Kennedy travels to Europe on a secret mission for Franklin Roosevelt as the world braces for war. It’s the spring of 1939, and the prospect of war in Europe looms large. The United States has no intelligence service. In Washington, D.C., President Franklin Roosevelt may run for an unprecedented third term and needs someone he can trust to find out what the Nazis are up to. His choice: John F. Kennedy. It’s a surprising selection. At twenty-two, Jack Kennedy is the attractive but unpromising second son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Roosevelt’s ambassador to Britain (and occasional political adversary). But when Jack decides to travel through Europe to gather research for his Harvard senior thesis, Roosevelt takes the opportunity to use him as his personal spy. The president’s goal: to stop the flow of German money that has been flooding the United States to buy the 1940 election—an election that Adolf Hitler intends Roosevelt lose. In a deft mosaic of fact and fiction, Francine Mathews has written a gripping espionage tale that explores what might have happened when a young Jack Kennedy is let loose in Europe as the world careens toward war. A potent combination of history and storytelling, Jack 1939 is a sexy, entertaining read.
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- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005641
- Title
- JACK 1939
- Author
- Mathews, Francine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Riverhead/Penguin
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- KENNEDY, FIRST EDITION, WWII, SPY, THRILLER, EUROPE, NAZIS, FDR, HISTORICAL NOVEL, ESPIONAGE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure; Europe; Historical Novel;
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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