GUS THE BUS AND EVELYN, THE EXQUISITE CHECKER
JACK LAIT
Verkäufer Aah Rare Chicago, Glenview, IL, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 27. Februar 1999
Verkäufer Aah Rare Chicago, Glenview, IL, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 27. Februar 1999
Beschreibung
342 PAGES. THERE IS MILD SHELF WEAR OF THE ENDS OF THE SPINE CLOTH. THERE IS AN OWNER'S SIGNATURE ON THE FIRST FREE END PAGE. MILD FOXING OF THE REAR END COVER PAGE. THE BOOK OTHERWISE IS TIGHT AND CLEAN. THIS IS A SCARCE.BOOK WRITTEN BY A CHICAGO NEWSPAPER COLUMNIST WITH A SERIES OF WEEKLY NEWSPAPER COLUMNS THAT IS WRITTEN IN THE 1920'S VERNACULAR. THE TALE IS OFA TWO UNLIKELY INDIVIDUALS, A CAFE BUSBOY FROM SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, GERMANY, WHO IS TORN BETWEEN HIS SYMPATHIES FOR HIS NATIVE LAND AND HIS NEW LAND AS WORLD WAR ONE UNFOLDS. THE BOOK IS ABOUT HIS AMERICANIZATION AND THE PROBLEMS FACED BY IMMIGRANTS FROM GERMANY. HIS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A COMELY STREET WISE HATCHECK GIRL AT THE CAFE AND THEIR ADVENTURES IS FASCINATING AND HEARTWARMING. THE BOOK IS CITED IN "CHICAGO IN STORY-- A LITERARY HISTORY" BY CLARENCE A. ANDREWS. Size: 5" X 1/2". Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 001236
Bibliografische Details
Titel: GUS THE BUS AND EVELYN, THE EXQUISITE CHECKER
Verlag: DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & CO., NEW YORK, NY
Erscheinungsdatum: 1917
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: NO DUST JACKET
Auflage: First Edition.
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