The Inland Ground: An Evocation of the American Middle West: Revised Edition (inscribed to Senator Ted Kennedy)
Atheneum, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Association copy, inscribed in the year of publication on the olive front end free paper: "To Senator Edward M. Kennedy, with respect and best wishes, Richard Rhodes, 1970." Ted Kennedy, of Massachusetts, went on to be the fourth-longest-continuously-serving senator in United States history. The Inland Ground is literary journalist Richard Rhodes's first book, including such classic essays as "Watching the Animals." He would go on to win the Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award (the triple crown) for his 1986 900-page work of literary journalism, The Making of the Atomic Bomb. He is also widely known for his great biography of John James Audubon. Rhodes was born in Kansas City, Kansas, in 1938. Near fine with a few bumps to boards and faint soiling to lower board edges, in a near fine jacket with one dark streak to upper front panel and a few bits of wear to corners. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #ABE-1614674682970
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