Fields for President. Commentary and Photo. Selection by Michael M. Taylor

Fields, W. C (1879-1946) - Related Name: Taylor, Michael M

ISBN 10: 0396064191 / ISBN 13: 9780396064190

Published by New York, Dodd, Mead & Co, 1971

About this Item

Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 163 pages; Description: xxiii, 163 p. Illus. 24 cm. Subjects: Fields, W. C. , 1879-1946. Profusely illustrated throughout in black and white. 1 Kg.

Seller Inventory # 84438

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fields for President. Commentary and Photo. Selection by Michael M. Taylor
• Publisher: New York, Dodd, Mead & Co
• Publication Date: 1971
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0396064191
• ISBN 13: 9780396064190
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 1 kilogram

About this title

Synopsis

In this wonderful parody from 1940, W.C. Fields announces his candidacy for America's highest office. He offers sound advice on a number of topics in classic Fields-style humor in his attempt to win votes. "Campaign resolutions are no better than New Year's resolutions," he writes. "They are thrown together hastily at the last minute, with never a thought as to how they may be gracefully broken. Now, I am a candidate with years of experience breaking New Year's resolutions, and what I can accomplish with those, I can certainly accomplish with campaign resolutions."

About the Author

W.C. Fields was an American comedian, actor, juggler and writer. His career in show business began in vaudeville. Eventually, he began to incorporate comedy into his act and went on to become a star in the Broadway musical Poppy. He had a long and successful career in show business. After his death, his legacy as an entertainer and performer led Woody Allen to dub him one of the six "genuine comic geniuses" in movie history.