All The Best, George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other Writings

George H. W. Bush

ISBN 10: 068483958X / ISBN 13: 9780684839585

Published by Scribner, new york, 1999

About this Item

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. In Brodart protective mylar sleeve.1st Edition. 1ST/1ST printing. Signed by George H. W. Bush on his personal book plate affixed to Free Front End Paper. NOT inscribed. Signed by Author(s). Though reticent in public, George Bush openly shared his private thoughts in his correspondence throughout his life. Fortunately since the former president did not plan on writing his autobiography, this collection of letters, diary entries and memos, with his accompanying commentary help fill a void. by the forty-first President of The United Sates and the co-author (with Brent Scowcroft). A book Organized chronologically, the volume begins with the eighteen year-old George's letters to his parents during World War II, where he was one of the youngest commissioned Navy pilots. Reader's will gain an insight into the highlights in Bush's career and of course his vice-presidency and presidency. They will also observe a devoted husband and father, with letters ranging from the serious to the nutty, this collection provides a surprisingly intimate and insightful portrayal of the forty-first (41st) President of the United States. Scarce in As New Condition. ; Photographs; 9 X 8 X 1.80 inches; 448 pages;

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: All The Best, George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other Writings
• Publisher: Scribner, new york
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 068483958X
• ISBN 13: 9780684839585
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

One of the most private presidents since "Silent Cal" Coolidge shares his life in correspondence, diary entries, memos, and other writings, from his letter home as an eighteen-year-old Navy pilot during World War II to one written to his children on the eve of Desert Storm.

About the Author

George Bush, forty-first president of the United States (1989-1993), is the coauthor with Brent Scowcroft of the 1998 critically acclaimed book A World Transformed. He and his wife, Barbara, live in Houston, Texas, and Kennebunkport, Maine.