Personal History

by Graham, Katharine

Personal History is the autobiography of Katharine Graham. It was published in 1997 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography in 1998. The book received widespread critical acclaim for its candour in dealing with her husband's mental illness, and the challenges she faced in a male-dominated working environment.

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An incredible autobiography of an amazing woman. The very personal story of a woman born to wealth and privilege, surprisingly naive, who comes to adulthood in a storybook romance and marriage only to see her beloved husband succumb to manic-depression and suicide. It is also a corporate business story within the personal story of her learn-as-you-go career life as she's thrust into the position of the head of her father's Washington Post newspaper, steering it through some of its most tumultuous times; the Vietnam War, Civil Rights, the Pentagon Papers, and Watergate. And it is a Washington insider's power and political story, with an in-depth look at her relationships with the likes of Warren Buffett, George Schulz, Robert McNamara, fifty years of Presidents and their First Ladies ... and more. A leave-nothing-out intricate book so intriguingly written, with such forthright honesty, that it will keep you turning page after page from 1 through 642.

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1997-02-03
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1997
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. SIGNED. NF/NF. First Edition. 10th printing. Signed by Katharine Graham on a bookplate on the front endpaper. The book is tight and square with solid hinges, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. Spine ends gently pushed and faint abrasion streaks to top fore-edges near the spine. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or… Read more about this item
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1st ed/1st printing. Signed by Katharine Graham on book plate affixed to page facing title page (Signature only). Shelf wear and edging to dust jacket.
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by Katharine Graham

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1998
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Phoenix Giant. Good. 5.43 x 1.77 x 8.5 inches. Paperback. 1998. 656 pages. Text edge foxed.<br>ix, 642 pages, 32 pages of plates : 22 cm Originally published: New York : Knopf ; London : Weiden feld and Nicolson, 1997 Includes index Index .
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Pulitzer prize winning autobiography, First edition signed on half title page. Graham is honest about herself and others. She proved herself to be a scrappy woman who cared about doing the right thing above all else. Several page bottoms are uncut, Index among 642 clean pages. There is a photo credits listing, however - no photos were included in this… Read more about this item
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by Graham, Katharine

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Knopf. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket; No marks or writing, clean tight . binding; maroon cloth spine and boards, gilt lettering; slight foxing on . page edges; DJ not price clipped, minor edge wear at spine; no bent . corners or creases, no underlining or highlighting;. 1997. Sixth Printing. Hardcover. 0394585852 . Author signature on title page PLUS… Read more about this item
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UNITED STATES: Random House Audio, 1997 Audio Book. Very Good. AUDIO CASSETTE. 2 AUDIO CASSETTES NEW IN SHRINK WRAP. Publisher remainder mark over the bar code. ENJOY THE CLEAR PERFORMANCE of BRAND NEW AUDIO CASSETTES for your home and library..
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