Thomas Jefferson, Father of Democracy (Landmark Books, Number 36).
by Sheean, Vincent
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- BINDING/CONDITION: beige cloth with title and series device printed on the front cover, the top edge tint is yellow; a Good book
- Seller
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Oroville, California, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Random House, 1953.. Young Readers of America edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: beige cloth with title and series device printed on the front cover, the top edge tint is yellow; a Good book with a Good dust jacket.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Index. Landmark endpaper style with two-color scenes. Description: Illustrated by Warren Chappell (the jacket art certainly looks like his work as well). This is Number 36 in the Landmark series. The Landmark series presents historic and biographical books for young readers, designed to hold the attention as well as to inform. Lives of outstanding people and topics of interest in American and world history are presented in story form with illustrations. ''In his new book about Thomas Jefferson, Vincent Sheean introduces us to Jefferson as a warm, vibrant personality. We feel his friendliness, his thoughtfulness, his brilliance; we note the amazing variety of his interests; we admire his courage in voicing his convictions in a day when those convictions were often very unpopular.''
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Bookworm (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 068530
- Title
- Thomas Jefferson, Father of Democracy (Landmark Books, Number 36).
- Author
- Sheean, Vincent
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - BINDING/CONDITION: beige cloth with title and series device printed on the front cover, the top edge tint is yellow; a Good book
- Edition
- Young Readers of America edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1953.
- Pages
- 184 pages.
- Size
- 8vo (8.5 inches tall)
Terms of Sale
The Bookworm
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About the Seller
The Bookworm
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Oroville, California
About The Bookworm
We are a small town bookstore, in the same location for over fifteen years. We strive to maintain a wide selection of books in lower price ranges.
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