A best seller when it was first published in 1968, ONCE AN EAGLE has become a favorite with U.S. Army and Marine officers--required reading at the service academies. Written by a World War II veteran, it tells the story of Sam Damon, a small-town American boy and career officer who never fails to stand up for America's traditional values, and his ...
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Anton Myrer's beloved novel of America's post-World War II generation is as powerful now as it was upon its publication quarter century ago. It tells the story of five Harvard educated men and the women they loved - and the elegant car that came to symbolise their romantic youth. It is also the story of their coming-of-age in the dark days of ...
An unapologetic examination of blue-collar values that merges personal memoir and public history to tell a story about family loyalty, small-town life, and working-class values in the face of a violent 1959 labor strike.
Two brothers, Tip and Chapin Ames, take different paths on the way to financial success and engage in a fierce rivalry over the elusive and beautiful Josefina Gaspa. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Berkely
Date Published: 1976
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. Nice hard cover, rebound paperback, lightly read, some shelf wear & aging to cover, yellowing to pages, library stamps & stickers, stk #2537q9. 916 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Reader's Digest
Date Published: 1982
Description: Little to no noticeable wear. No noticeable damage to jacket. We did not remove the library stamps in order to retain the integrity of the book. We are offering for August a by 3 get 4th free. Lower or comparable priced item will be refunded in cash + postage. This offer from 8/15-8/29. Offer is good only for items placed on one consecutive order. Separate orders can not be honored. Many of our books come from libraries & sellers. There may be a black mark erasing the name. We offer a monthly ... read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Reader's Digest
Date Published: 1978
Description: Good in fair dust jacket. There is light wear to the exterior. The interior is age toned. Page 433/434 is larger than the other pages. There are several dog-eared corners. The jacket is worn and creased. There are multiple nicks. 574 p. Includes illustrations. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 19 cm. Works in this volume include: A Stranger is Watching; The Last Convertible; Such a LIfe; The miracle of Dommatina. read more
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