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Photo Illustrations section - The cast included the governor of Texas, Speaker of the House, the state's brighest political star, and two former state attorney generals. Astronauts and priests and even the Pope made cameo appearances. One trail led straight to the Nixon White House. The author also reexamines the life of Frank Sharp, who died in early 1993. A product of the Depression Years growing up in Crockett, Sharp, with only a high school education, had a skyrocketing career as a Houston and national power broker...
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SHARPSTOWN REVISITED; FRANK SHARP AND A TALE OF DIRTY POLITICS IN TEXAS.
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Austin, TX: Eakin Press, 1994., 1994
ISBN 10: 0890159270
ISBN 13: 9780890159279
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Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
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First edition (as stated upon copyright page) INSCRIBED, DATED, AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. x, 177 pages. Hardcover: H 23.25cm x L 15.5cm. Glossy dust jacket rubbed with color sunning; some bumping/curling to edges; front flap is not price-clipped. Blue boards. Ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper; author's March 1998 eight-line ink inscription on page iii; creases to pages 35-36 and 83-84 from past fold-ins; interior leaves are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. ISBN 0890159270. Seller Inventory # CMS-02403
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Sharpstown Revisited Frank Sharp and a Tale of Dirty Politics in Texas
Published by
Eakin Press, Austin, Texas, 1994
ISBN 10: 0890159270
ISBN 13: 9780890159279
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Good Books In The Woods, Spring, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Inscription on dedication page reads, "To Douglas and Pat, This book would not have been written, or finished, without Betty's help. Based on how well you knew Mr. Sharp, hope you'll decide the effort was worthwhile - Every good wish, Mickey Herskowitz 6-20-94". Dust jacket has a half circle stain about the size of a penny on the back near the bottom spine and a small tear (1/8th inch). DJ protected in archival cover. Not ex-library. No underlining or highlighting. Ships same or next business day. ; 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.2 Inches; 176 pages. Seller Inventory # 31348