BUSH, George H.W. [Lech Walesa].
All the Best: My Life in Letters and Other Writings.
New York: Scribners, 1999.
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First Edition of All the Best; Signed by President George H.W. Bush and Solidarity Leader and Nobel Laureate Lech Walesa
First edition of George H.W. Bush's life and letters. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by George Bush and the leader of the Solidarity Movement and Nobel Laureate Lech Walesa on the front free endpaper. Wałęsa was a leading force behind Poland's democratic revolution, while Bush was one of the key international leaders who supported and helped consolidate that transformation. Their cooperation became an important part of the broader peaceful conclusion of the Cold War. During Bush's presidency, the United States expanded political and economic ties with Poland. Wałęsa, who became Poland's president in 1990, worked with the Bush administration to strengthen relations with the West and lay the groundwork for Poland's eventual integration into Euro-Atlantic institutions. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Fontana. Desirable.
Organized chronologically, "All the Best" begins with eighteen-year-old George's letters to his parents during World War II, when, at the time he was commissioned, he was the youngest pilot in the Navy. Readers will gain insights into Bush's career highlights -- the oil business, his two terms in Congress, his ambassadorship to the U.N., his service as an envoy to China, his tenure with the Central Intelligence Agency, and of course, the vice presidency, the presidency, and the postpresidency. They will also observe a devoted husband, father, and American. Ranging from a love letter to Barbara and a letter to his mother about missing his daughter, Robin, after her death from leukemia to a letter to his children two weeks before Nixon's resignation to one written to them just before the beginning of Desert Storm, the writings are remarkable for their candor, humor, and poignancy.
All the Best: My Life in Letters and Other Writings.
$1,400.00
In Stock