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Flight of the Eagle: The Grand Strategies that Brought America from Colonial Dependence to World Leadership
by Black, Conrad
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket
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Helena, Montana, United States
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About This Item
Encounter Books, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First American edition, near fine hardcover shows a couple bumps at edges, touch of bumping to top corner of front cover and bit of bumping to bottom corner of group of pages, in near fine dust jacket (price at flap) that shows touch of shelf wear including hint of wrinkling along top edge 746 pages with index and intro by Henry Kissinger. Still a pleasing copy of this work that "..provides a perspective on American history that is unprecedented.
Synopsis
CONRAD BLACK is the author of critically acclaimed biographies of Maurice Duplessis, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Richard Nixon. The former head of the Argus and Hollinger corporate groups and of London's Telegraph newspapers, Black is also the founder of Canada's National Post , and a columnist there and at the National Review Online (New York). Black has been a member of the British House of Lords since 2001. In 2005, Black was accused of a total of 17 charges of criminal corporate misconduct in the United States, and prosecutors sough life imprisonment and fines and restitution totalling $140 million. After six years, all the charges were either abandoned, rejected by jurors, or in the case of four convictions, vacated unanimously by the United States Supreme Court. One the original convictions, he was sentenced to imprisonment for 78 months and restitution of $6.1 million. After 29 months in federal prison, he was released on bail, but the appellate panel whose findings had been vacated by the high court restored two counts when the case was remanded back to it. On June 24, 2011, Black was resentenced to a further seven and a half months in prison and 90 per cent of his fine was restored to him. On May 4, 2012, he was released. He has never ceased to assert his innocence.
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- Barker Books & Vintage
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29488
- Title
- Flight of the Eagle: The Grand Strategies that Brought America from Colonial Dependence to World Leadership
- Author
- Black, Conrad
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Encounter Books
- Date Published
- 2013
- Keywords
- Antiques; Collectibles; Rare Books ; Spokane, WA; Used Books ; ; ;
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Welcome to Barker Books & Vintage. We are a brick and mortar retailer of carefully selected books and other paper related product, located in Helena, Montana. We use our office mainly to buy books but are willing to allow perusal of inventory upon request. Our special emphasis on quality books includes a broad range of titles with particular interest given to those being uncommon or collectible. We have been in business close to twenty five years including our new home in Montana. Please call with any questions.
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