The Great American Heritage: The Story of the Five Eisenhower Brothers.
by Kornitzer, Bela
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1955. First edition of this famed journalist's work on the Eisenhower brothers. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to the great boxing champion on the dedication page, "To Gene Tunney, who manifested that body and spirit are truly ---- [?]. With sincere admiration and affection, Bela, May 26, 1963, Stamford, Conn." Bela Kornitzer, a Hungarian-born journalist, made a career of interviewing prominent men. In 1940 he compiled his many interviews into a two-volume book, Fathers & Sons, which earned him a place on the Gestapo's most-wanted list. During the Nazi occupation, he sought protection for himself and for one hundred families under Cardinal Angelo Rotta, Papal Nuncio of Hungary, and is credited with saving the lives of these families. He fled the Communists in Hungary and came to America in 1947, and proceeded to document the lives of many prominent American men. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, remnant of paper to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Rupert Finegold. Books signed and inscribed by Bela Kornitzer are rare.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 145646
- Title
- The Great American Heritage: The Story of the Five Eisenhower Brothers.
- Author
- Kornitzer, Bela
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Cudahy
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- Bela Kornitzer First Edition Signed, The Great American Heritage: The Story of the Five Eisenhower Brothers First Edition
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- Inscribed
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Association Copy
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- Jacket
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