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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, September 1960. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Foxing to edges and covers. Not from a library. vii + 146 pages. The National Purpose was a highly influential, five-part public debate and essay symposium jointly sponsored by Life magazine and The New York Times that aimed to address a widespread anxiety that post-war America had become overly materialistic, affluent, and complacent, losing its foundational sense of mission in the face of the escalating Cold War. The series emerged at a critical cultural and political juncture the end of the Eisenhower administration and the dawn of the 1960 presidential campaign. Spurred by massive economic growth, intellectual critiques like John Kenneth Galbraith's The Affluent Society, and Soviet advancements like Sputnik, policymakers and journalists feared Americans were prioritizing personal comfort over national survival. The series sought to explicitly redefine the country's collective goals. The symposium featured ten prominent American leaders, intellectuals, and public figures who published long-form essays in the pages of Life and The New York Times. Notable contributors included: Adlai Stevenson: The former Democratic presidential nominee argued that America needed to "extend our vision. to all mankind" rather than retreating into private wealth. David Sarnoff: The head of RCA argued for a aggressive, renewed dedication to democratic traditions specifically tailored to fighting and defeating global Communism. Billy Graham: The famed evangelist diagnosed a "moral and spiritual cancer" in the country, warning that an obsession with personal luxury was robbing citizens of their individual and national character. Walter Lippmann & James Reston: The legendary political commentators argued that the country was stagnant and waiting for a political innovator—asserting that a great nation requires decisive presidential leadership to guide public resolve. Other Authors: The series also featured essays from Archibald MacLeish, John W. Gardner, Clinton Rossiter, John K. Jessup, and defense strategist Albert Wohlstetter. The articles generated enormous public discussion and heavily shaped the rhetoric of the 1960 election, directly influencing John F. Kennedy's "New Frontier" campaign, which focused on sacrifice and national renewal.…

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Softcover. Condition: Très bon. Edition 2019. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Very good. Edition 2019. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

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Paperback. Octavo, [23cm/9inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 319. Illustrated with fascimilie sketches and b-w halftones In exceptionally good condition.

Condition: Fair. 231 pages. Clean text, good binding; there is a tiny dark spot in the middle of the title page that goes through a couple of pages. Frontipiece black and white photo of Robert Louis Stevenson. Hiram Albert Vance, Ph>D. (Jena) , was professor of English in the University of Nashville. There is also a map in black and white facing Part 1, Chapter 1; The Macmilliam Pocket Classics.…

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Journal Reprint. "Studies on sodium salicylate, a new muscicide, and on the use of formaldehyde", reprint No. 374 from the public health reports, November 3, 1916; pages 3033 - 3035. Book.

No Binding. Condition: VG+. A VGF or better original one sheet. Re-relerase. Size: 27" x 41". Poster.

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