The Hunt for Red October
by Clancy, Tom
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0870212850
- ISBN 13
- 9780870212857
- Seller
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Olney, Maryland, United States
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Synopsis
Published in 1984, The Hunt for Red October follows a Soviet submarine captain who defies orders and charts a course for the United States. Unclear of his motives and fearing a nuclear launch, the protagonist Jack Ryan attempts to track the nearly untraceable vessel as it nears the east coast. The basis for a blockbuster hollywood film of the same title, The Hunt for the Red October catapulted Tom Clancy from insurance salesman to one of the most popular writers of his generation. After being rejected by several mainstream publishers, Clancy submitted the book to the Naval Institute Press and was reportedly surprised at it's acceptance. The publisher, which had never published a work of fiction before printed only 5000 copies in the first run, making the first printing rather scarce.
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- Bookseller
- T. A. Borden Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32783
- Title
- The Hunt for Red October
- Author
- Clancy, Tom
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0870212850
- ISBN 13
- 9780870212857
- Publisher
- U. S. Naval Institute
- Place of Publication
- Annapolis
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- 0870212850
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