KENNEDY, John F.
Why England Slept.
“A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on": First Edition of John F. Kennedy's Why England Slept; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc, 1940.
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First edition of John F. Kennedy's first book. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation. Introduction by Henry R. Luce.
Published the year Kennedy graduated from Harvard, Why England Slept was an expansion of his senior thesis. The title is a variation on the title of Winston Churchill’s work, While England Slept, published about two years before Kennedy’s. It was dedicated to John's parents, Rose and Joe Kennedy. In this work he attempts to explain why England was so poorly prepared for World War II and why England’s leaders settled upon the disastrous policies of appeasement. The book served as a warning to those in our country who felt that appeasing Hitler and staying out of the war was a viable option. It became a bestseller in the United States and went through several printings in its first year. (Newcomb, 10).
Why England Slept.
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