New York, NY: Doubleday and Company, 1965 Doubleday and Company, New York. 1965. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light wear to tips, head, and tail. DJ: Good+; NOT Price Clipped ($4.95); chipping at head and tail; suntanning to spine; light wear to tip covers. Black cloth boards and spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 297 pp 8vo. The author observed and commented through editorials on the events in the decade following WWII. This book contains the heart of his commentary for that period showing his concern for the complacency and reluctance for Americans to face up to pressing problems. This collection presents history in emotional and intellectual perspective. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

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Bookseller: Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006520
Title: Three Kids in a Cart; A Visit to IKE and Other Diversions
Author: Allen Drury
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Doubleday and Company
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1965
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: Korean War, Douglas MacArthur, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, American History, McCarthyism, 1950s, Robert Taft, Thomas Dewey, Joe McCarthy,
Bookseller catalogs: Memoirs; Autobiography;

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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.

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