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First Edition (NAP). From The Chicago History Of American Civilization, edited by Daniel J. Boorstin. Signed, Inscribed, and Dated by the author on the first front end paper ('To Myra, with much affection from Dexter, May 26, 1957'). Once listed this will be the Only Signed book for sale anywhere on the Internet. And the writer is no slouch. You can read about him at the bottom of this description. 'Dexter Perkins takes an objective look at Roosevelt and his times, the great depression, the great social experiment, the great war, and presents a balanced evaluation of America from the Blue Eagle days of NRA to the shocking April afternoon of Roosevelt's death. A fair-minded, clear, and brief guide (it runs 194 pages) to that complex man and even more complex era'. Frank Freidel, Christian Science Monitor. You can see the covers in the first few photographs. There are a few speck-sized spots on the front cover. There's also a crease at the top right-hand corner of the front cover. You can only vaguely make out that 'The Chicago History Of American Civilization' was inlaid in very small letters on the front cover. The gilt lettering on the spine is slightly faded but unworn. There's a little crinkling at the spine ends. And, as you can see, there are areas on the rear cover where the blue color has been lost. This book is very solidly bound, no issues in that regard The interior the book is in excellent condition. The pages are quite clean. I didn't see any creasing or dogeared corners. With the exception of the author's signed inscription, no one has written their name or anything else anywhere in the book. And there aren't any markings or attachments. 'Dexter Perkins was a prominent authorities on United States History who served as Professor and Chairman of the Department of American History at the University of Rochester. Born in Boston, and educated at Boston Latin School, Perkins received his A.B. and PhD. from Harvard University. In his doctoral studies, Archibald Cary Coolidge was a formative influence. Perkins was drafted in World War I, and entered service in June 1918. He joined the 87th Division, and shortly after it arrived in France he was commissioned as a first lieutenant and sent to Chaumont, where the American Expeditionary Force had its headquarters. Perkins was assigned to the historical section, where he found a former teacher of his from Harvard and others whom he had known from Harvard. Upon his return to civilian life Perkins resumed his appointment at the University of Rochester, where he remained on the faculty until 1953. In 1925 he became chair of the history department. From 1928 to 1932, Perkins was secretary to the American Historical Association. In 1945 he was the first to hold Cambridge University?s Pitt Professor of American History and Institutions. Dr. Perkins was also the John L. Senior Professor of American Civilization at Cornell University from 1954 to 1959. He was a former visiting professor at the University of London and Cambridge University. Perkins was the official U.S. historian at the 1945 United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco that preceded the organization of the United Nations. From 1950-1951, he served as the first president of the Salzburg Global Seminar, a non-profit organization based in Salzburg, Austria whose mission is to challenge current and future leaders to develop creative ideas for solving global problems. As president of the American Historical Association in 1956, he delivered an address that emphasized the importance of teaching alongside scholarly research at universities. His son Bradford was a notable historian in his own right.'. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 001438
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