Priest, Dana, and Arkin, William M.:Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State
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C. Scribner's Sons, 1897-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st ed. vi, [2], 339, 32 pages, [8] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm. Bound in publisher's handsome pictorial cloth… More...
C. Scribner's Sons, 1897-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st ed. vi, [2], 339, 32 pages, [8] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm. Bound in publisher's handsome pictorial cloth. Hardcover. Good cover. Some of the quires off. Clean, unmarked pages. George Alfred Henty was a prolific English Victorian novelist and war correspondent (1832-1902). Henty volunteered for the Army Hospital Commissariat when the Crimean War began. He was with a well traveled war correspondent, following the Austro-Italian war of 1866, accompanying Garibaldi at Tirolese. Also he journeyed with Lord Napier through Magdala and Lord Wolseley to Kumassi. He was at the opening of the Suez Canal. He reported the Franco-German War, starved in the the siege of the Paris Commune, and then went to cover the Carlist insurrection in the Pyrennees. "He was in Asiatic Russia at the time of the Khiva expedition, and later saw the desperate hand-to-hand fighting of the Turks in the Serbian War. " Ency. Brit. Vol. 13, p. 303. Henty went on to write over 112 books and over 80 for a juvenile audience. Many of his books feature boys or young men in tumultuous times. Henty was an important popular writer for the advancement of British Imperialism. Kathryn Castle states that, "Henty...exemplified the ethos of the new imperialism, and glorified in its successes," Reading Colonialism through children's books and magazines. Manchester, 1996. p. 55., C. Scribner's Sons, 1897-01-01, 3, Blackie, 1/1/1904. Hardcover. Good. Scribner's, 1904. 1st edition. 384, 32 p., [9] leaves of plates : ill., map ; 20 cm. Bound in publisher's handsome pictorial cloth. Shelf wear. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. In original publisher's binding: green cloth over boards with bevel edges. Illustrations of a Chinese man holding a pistol on upper board and a Chinese man with a rifle on his shoulder on spine, in orange, black, and tan. George Alfred Henty was a prolific English Victorian novelist and war correspondent (1832-1902). Henty volunteered for the Army Hospital Commissariat when the Crimean War began. He was with a well traveled war correspondent, following the Austro-Italian war of 1866, accompanying Garibaldi at Tirolese. Also he journeyed with Lord Napier through Magdala and Lord Wolseley to Kumassi. He was at the opening of the Suez Canal. He reported the Franco-German War, starved in the the siege of the Paris Commune, and then went to cover the Carlist insurrection in the Pyrenees. "He was in Asiatic Russia at the time of the Khiva expedition, and later saw the desperate hand-to-hand fighting of the Turks in the Serbian War. " Ency. Brit. Vol. 13, p. 303. Henty went on to write over 112 books and over 80 for a juvenile audience. Many of his books feature boys or young men in tumultuous times. Henty was an important popular writer for the advancement of British Imperialism. Kathryn Castle states that, "Henty...exemplified the ethos of the new imperialism, and glorified in its successes," Reading Colonialism through children's books and magazines. Manchester, 1996. p. 55., Blackie, 1/1/1904, 2.5, NY: Trow Directory, Printing and Bookbinding Company,, 1908. this issue only; small quarto, xiv, [372] pp., plates; library book plate and markings, front hinge weak, good in original boards with cloth spine. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country., NY: Trow Directory, Printing and Bookbinding Company, 1908, 0, Secaucus, NJ: Carol Publishing. Group {A Birch Lane Press Book}, 1994. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. viii, 271, [1] pages Illustrations [16 pages of photographs stated on DJ]. Sources. Appendix. Keynote Address. Index. Ink notation on front endpaper. This is the first full scale biography of Governor Ann Richards of Texas, a charismatic, sharp-tongued political phenomenon on a national scale. This work presents the life of a woman born to an impoverished farm community, a fierce intercollegiate debater, and an advocate for the rights of abused women. Mike Shropshire (born May 22, 1942) is an American sportswriter.[1] Starting as a reporter for the Fort Worth Press in the 1960s, he has written for various publications throughout his career, including the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Dallas Morning News, D Magazine, Playboy, and Sports Illustrated. He has also authored nine books, including Seasons in Hell, an account of his tenure writing about the Texas Rangers baseball franchise during its early years. Frank Schaefer was reared in upstate New York but has lived in Texas for many years. He was a hospital corpsman in the navy and served in the Peace Corps in Costa Rica. He holds a master of fine arts degree in theater from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. Dorothy Ann Richards (née Willis; September 1, 1933 - September 13, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the Texas State Treasurer, when she gave the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. Richards was the second female governor of Texas (the first being Miriam A. Ferguson), and was frequently noted in the media for her outspoken feminism and her one-liners. Born in McLennan County, Texas, Richards became a schoolteacher after graduating from Baylor University. She won election to the Travis County Commissioners' Court in 1976, and took office as Texas State Treasurer in 1983. She delivered a nominating speech for Walter Mondale at the 1984 Democratic National Convention, and the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. Richards won the 1990 Texas gubernatorial election, defeating Texas Attorney General Jim Mattox in a Democratic primary run-off election and businessman Clayton Williams in the general election. She was defeated in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election by George W. Bush. She remained active in public life until her death in 2006. As of 2023, Richards is the most recent Democrat or woman to serve as Governor of Texas. From a Publishers Weekly article: In this enthusiastic biography of Democratic Texas governor Richards, Texas journalist Shropshire and novelist Schaefer tell the life story of the gutsy, tart-tongued former teacher who first won national acclaim at the 1988 Democratic National Convention in Atlanta for her caustic comments on George Bush. The authors trace the growth of feminist Richards's heterogeneous, loyal following and the honing of the campaign style which won her elections in 1976 as County Commissioner of Travis County and in 1982 as State Treasurer. These were professional outlets for the then wife and mother of four, with her `enormous energy as an overachiever.' But Richards is also characterized here as `a woman on edge,'' who was `rescued'' from alcoholism by family, friends and counselors in the 1970s. Despite her hardships as a divorced, recovering alcoholic, she won the governorship in 1990. This breezy, mid-career look at her rise offers no revelations and standard journalese. But Richards's fans will enjoy the rah-rahing of the authors, especially since the governor is up for reelection in 1994., Carol Publishing. Group {A Birch Lane Press Book}, 1994, 3, New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company, 2011. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Inscription on t-p signed by Priest. DJ has slight wear and soiling.. Glued binding. Paper over boards. 296 p. Illustrations (color). Glossary. Occasional Footnotes. notes on the Database and Written Source Material. Index The top-secret world that the government created in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks has become so enormous, so unwieldy and so secretive that no one knows how much money it costs, how many people it employs or exactly how many agencies duplicate work being done elsewhere. The result is that the system put in place to keep the United States safe may be putting us in greater danger. In TOP SECRET AMERICA, award-winning reporters Dana Priest and William Arkin uncover the enormous size, shape, mission and consequences of this invisible universe of over 1, 300 government facilities in every state in America; nearly 2, 000 outside companies used as contractors and more than 850, 000 people granted 'Top Secret' security clearance. A landmark expose of a new, secret 'Fourth Branch' of American government, TOP SECRET AMERICA is a tour de force of investigative reporting-and a book sure to spark national and international alarm. From Wikipedia: "Dana Louise Priest (born May 23, 1957) is an American journalist and writer. She has worked almost 20 years for The Washington Post. Before becoming a full-time investigative reporter, Priest specialized in national security reporting for the Post, and wrote many articles on the U.S. "War on terror". In 2006 she won the Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting citing "her persistent, painstaking reports on secret "black site" prisons and other controversial features of the government's counterterrorism campaign." In 2008 The Washington Post won the annual Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, citing the work of reporters Priest and Anne Hull and photographer Michel du Cille "exposing mistreatment of wounded veterans at Walter Reed Hospital, evoking a national outcry and producing reforms by federal officials." In February 2006, Priest was awarded the George Polk Award for National Reporting for her November 2005 article on secret CIA detention facilities in foreign countries. Priest also revealed the existence of the Counterterrorist Intelligence Centers (CTIC) in a November 17, 2005, front page article, which are counter-terrorist operations centers run jointly by the CIA and foreign intelligence services. The Alliance Base in Paris, involving the DGSE and other foreign intelligence agencies, is one of the most important CTIC." Also from Wikipedia: "William M. Arkin (born May 15, 1956) is an American political commentator, activist, journalist, blogger, and former United States Army soldier. Arkin served in U.S. Army intelligence from 1974 to 1978. He has served as an independent consultant and held positions at the Institute for Policy Studies, Center for Defense Information, Greenpeace, the Natural Resources Defense Council and Human Rights Watch. He has worked as a NBC News military analyst and written columns for the Los Angeles Times and Washington Post. From 2007 to 2008, he was Policy Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government in the Carr Centre for Human Rights Policy, Harvard University. A later work is Code Names: Deciphering U.S. Military Plans, Programs and Operations in the 9/11 World. On October 15, 2003, William Arkin released video and audiotapes documenting General William Boykin's framing of the "War on Terrorism" in religious terms in speeches at churches. Arkin followed up with a Los Angeles Times op-ed piece that accused the general of being "an intolerant extremist" and a man "who believes in Christian 'jihad'." Arkin further wrote, "Boykin has made it clear that he takes his orders not from his Army superiors but from God which is a worrisome line of command." In February 2007, Arkin responded to an NBC Nightly News report on U.S. soldiers in Iraq who said they were frustrated by antiwar sentiment at home, and especially by people who say they support the troops, but not the war. In his Washington Post blog, Arkin wrote, "We pay the soldiers a decent wage, take care of their families, provide them with housing and medical care and vast social support systems and ship., Little, Brown and Company, 2011, 3<
