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Add to Basket. "KENNEDY, John F. Why England Slept. New York: Wilfred Funk, 1940. Octavo, original red cloth, dust jacket supplied from another copy of the same edition. $16,000.First edition, sixth printing, of John F. Kennedy's first book, issued four months after the first printing, of JFK's striking analysis of Britain's lack of preparation ...
He met Dad [Joseph Kennedy] during the New Deal years and won his deep admiration. Mr. Krock advised President Kennedy in the writing of his first book, Why England Slept, and has been a source of valued help to my brothers and myself.” (Edward Kennedy, The Fruitful Bough: A Tribute to Joseph P. Kennedy, p. 112) Additional included titles:
Why England Slept. Signed copy [to the Marquis of Lothian] by Kennedy, John F and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. Why England Slept Signed Copy - AbeBooks
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Kennedy, John F. & Thurber, Donald. FIRST EDITION. WHY ENGLAND SLEPT, Wilfred Funk, 1940, first edition, upper left corner of rear cover bumped, else just about a vg+ copy in a vg dust-wrapperwith some light wear and tear. INSCRIBED by the author, most likely at time of publication, to one of his Harvard University classmates, Donald Thurber ...
Copy to clipboard. Cite Item Description. Why England Slept by John F. Kennedy [Inlaid Material, and Signed], undated, Box: 2635. Marc Simmons Accessions, UPWC-08131 ...
Why England Slept. Signed copy [to the Marquis of Lothian] Kennedy, John F. Published by Wilfred Funk Inc, New York, 1940. ... WHY ENGLAND SLEPT, Wilfred Funk, 1940 ...
Why England Slept (1940) is the published version of a thesis written by John F. Kennedy in his senior year at Harvard College. Its title is an allusion to Winston Churchill 's 1938 book While England Slept, which also examined the buildup of German power. [1] Kennedy's book examines the failures of the British government to take steps to ...
