| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Genre |
Biography; Non-Fiction |
| Subject |
Ambassadors - United States - Biography; Historians - United States - Biography; Kennan, George F. (George Frost), 1904-2005; Soviet Union - Foreign relations - United States; United States - Foreign relations - Soviet Union |
| Publication Date |
1/1/1967 |
| Format |
Hardcover |
| Publisher |
Little Brown & Company |
| Language |
English |
| Extras |
Dust Jacket; Dust Jacket Cover |
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| Personal Details |
| Store |
Powell's City of Books |
| Purchase Price |
$9.50 |
| Acquire Date |
3/20/2014 |
| Condition |
Very Good/Good |
| Rating |
0 |
| Links |
Library of Congress
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| Product Details |
| LoC Classification |
E748.K374 A3 |
| Dewey |
327/.73 |
| Cover Price |
$10.00 |
| No. of Pages |
583 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
No |
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| Notes/Review |
Very Good with Good+ dj. Slight foxing. 3/4" closed tear in dj. Text block clean and tight.
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Before reading this book, I had in my ignorance, a somewhat negative view of Kennan and his positions. I was pleasantly surprised to find myself in fundamental agreement with just about every position he espoused.
The book covers his adult education, early career up to his initial departure from government service. This includes stints in the Baltic states, in Moscow, in Prague, and in Berlin. He was interred when the US entered the war, but this episode is dismissed in a few sentences. After this, he was in Lisbon and back in Moscow for the end of the war.
He relies to a great extent on his journals and official documents. Overall he is thoughtful and articulate, but for me the highlights are the extended excerpts from his personal journals.
The book has an index but no notes or bibliography. He does mention a few specific books in footnotes, at least one of which I will read as a result of reading this. I have also decided I will read (in addition to the second volume of these memoirs) some of his other work.
Highly recommended. |
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