The Road Past Mandalay: a Personal Narrative 1st Edition
by Masters, John
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
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About This Item
London: Michael Joseph. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine first edition "Book Society Choice", housed in very good dust jacket. DJ has chipping and wear on edges all around. There are illustrations throughout the book with clean pages and tanned edges. ; John Masters recounts the dramatic and often harrowing experiences he endured as a young American journalist during the Burmese Civil War, the last great struggle of the British Raj. From the moment he arrives in Rangoon in 1962, Masters is drawn into the vortex of violence and intrigue that surrounds the rise of the nationalist movement. Forced to flee the country in 1964, he makes his way through Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam, finally arriving in America four years later. The Road Past Mandalay is a strikingly personal account of one man's struggle to understand a complex and often brutal period in history.; 8vo ; 343 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 160695
- Title
- The Road Past Mandalay: a Personal Narrative 1st Edition
- Author
- Masters, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- BB202002C
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