The time is 1964. The place is the Cabinet Room of the Where House. An unexpected accident and the law of succession have just made Douglass Dilman the first black President of the United States. This is the theme of what was surely one of the most provocative novels of the 1960s. It takes the reader into the storm center of the presidency, where Dilman, until now an almost unknown senator, must bear the weight of three burdens: his office, his race, and his private life. From beginning to end, "The Man is a novel of ...
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The time is 1964. The place is the Cabinet Room of the Where House. An unexpected accident and the law of succession have just made Douglass Dilman the first black President of the United States. This is the theme of what was surely one of the most provocative novels of the 1960s. It takes the reader into the storm center of the presidency, where Dilman, until now an almost unknown senator, must bear the weight of three burdens: his office, his race, and his private life. From beginning to end, "The Man is a novel of swift and tremendous drama, as President Dilman attempts to uphold his oath in the face of international crises, domestic dissension, violence, scandal, and ferocious hostility. Push comes to shove in a breathtaking climax, played out in the full glare of publicity, when the Senate of the United States meets for the first time in one hundred years to impeach the President.
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Add this copy of The Man to cart. $5.31, fair condition, Sold by SELL BOOKS LTD rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from London, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1966 by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd.
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Fair. Please see the condition note after this for details, if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining, water damage, writing, missing dustjacket, etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for.
Add this copy of The Man to cart. $11.19, good condition, Sold by Redux Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wyoming, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1965 by Fawcett Crest.
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Good. Size: 7x4x1; Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
Add this copy of The Man to cart. $12.00, fair condition, Sold by Top Notch Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tolar, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1964 by Fawcett Publications.
Add this copy of The Man to cart. $12.50, very good condition, Sold by The Reading Well Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Delaware, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1965 by Fawcett Books.
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Very Good-with no Dust Jacket. 12mo 7"-7½" tall; 768 pages; Paperback covers with very light rubbing to the edges and turns. Light spine creasing. Fully intact. No ownership marks. Interior pages are clean and unmarked. Pages are browning with age.
Add this copy of The Man to cart. $13.99, good condition, Sold by Firefly Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Kutztown, PA, UNITED STATES, published by Bantam.
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Used Good. First Bantam printing. Front and back covers have wear to edges and bumped corners. Spine intact, some wear. Binding is intact. Pages are tanned but generally clean with edge or corner wear. Small marking with black pen on first page. Firefly Bookstore sells items online and in our store front. We try to add images and descriptions when we can, but if you need additional information or photos of the books we list, please contact us.
Add this copy of The Man [ 6th Printing, 1977 ] (the President of the to cart. $17.43, good condition, Sold by Hawking Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Edgewood, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by Bantam.
Add this copy of Man a Novel to cart. $19.96, good condition, Sold by Solr Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincolnwood, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1964 by Simon & Schusterr, Inc.
Add this copy of The Man to cart. $20.65, fair condition, Sold by Patty Klein, Hilltop Book Shop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marshfield, WI, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by I Books.
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Fair. Paperback in acceptable reading condition. Soiling and staining to covers and some pages. Pages will have rippling at front of book. No smells. Remains in good reading shape. Binding is secure. No spine creases. Buy with confidence! 100% satisfaction guaranteed.
Add this copy of The Man to cart. $21.59, good condition, Sold by Oliver Owl Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Grandview, TN, UNITED STATES, published 1964 by SIMON AND SCHUSTER.
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Good. 1st Printing. Binding is tight and square. DJ has moderate shelf wear. Pages are bright and clean except inscription to PO on first page. Ships USPS with tracking number. We ship daily from Tennessee!
