Awake Throughout the Land. Limited, Numbered; association/presentation Copy to General Lyman Louis Lemnitzer; Also, Two TLS laid in

Wells, Dr. Kenneth D.

Published by Wells, Dr. Kenneth D., Valley Forge, PA, 1968

About this Item

Valley Forge, PA: Dr. Kenneth D. Wells, 1968. First edition and limited, numbered edition, this being copy # 53. Also, a presentation/association copy (see below); also, two TLS (typed-letters-signed, by Wells) are laid in. Green wraps, octavo, unpaginated but about 200+ pp. Near fine; some light bending of the soft covers where they extended beyond the page edges, otherwise no significant flaws; very sharp, clean, sturdy. An association/presentation copy, inscribed and signed on the cover to General Lyman Louis Lemnitzer, who, as an Eisenhower staff member, helped plan the invasions of North Africa and Sicily, and later served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1960 to 1962 and as the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO from 1963 to 1969. The book itself is a fascinating collection of letters (reproduced in facsimile), collected by Dr. Wells, defining "Freedom" - sent by Presidents, Senators, Supreme Court Justices, executives, historians, academicians, and lumiaries of every other ilk - all, apparently, pursuant to a desire on his part to re-awaken the root of our patriotism. The two included TLSs, in fact, indicate this; one requests the recipient's definition of freedom for a forthcoming Volume II; the other asks for people to whom the reader thinks this one should be sent. He starts the latter with the words, "Our country is in a state of shocking tumult. The responsibilities of Freedom must be promulgated everywhere." In general, this book is Wells' passionate response to what he must have seen as a threat to the American soul - the apparent rapid social change throughout the second half of the sixities. The book's title may have been derived from a 1914 Angela Morgan poem. As it is, unique. L105.

Seller Inventory # 001184

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Awake Throughout the Land. Limited, Numbered; association/presentation Copy to General Lyman Louis Lemnitzer; Also, Two TLS laid in
• Publisher: Wells, Dr. Kenneth D., Valley Forge, PA
• Publication Date: 1968
• Language: English
• Binding: Wrappers
• Edition: First and Limited Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • History / Government / Political / Societal
  • Military Non-Fiction