The English-Speaking Peoples
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 513pp. + xix pp. Index. stated first edition. from front flap: "Today, when the principles of democracy are challenged both at home and abroad, the future of western civilization may rest on the mutual understanding of the English-speaking peoples. Here is the history of these peoples, a narrative of the evolution of a far-flung group of nations, springing from the same stock and speaking the same language, whose relations with each other and with the rest of the world are among the most critical forces in world politics of yesterday--and today." Book VG-: shelf wear/soil to boards and spine, name FFEP, toning to endpapers, text clean, binding tight / DJ Fair: under older protective cover, clipped. Item #3089
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