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Warriors for the Poor: The Story of Vista Volunteers in Service to America Signed by Ross Thomas
196946137New York: William Morrow & Company Inc 1969. Very Good/Very Good. New York: William Morrow & Company Inc. 1969. First Edition. Signed and inscribed on half title page by author Ross Thomas. Octavo 21.5cm. Dust jacket with $5.95 price unclipped. Black publisher's binding. Illustrated with 14 black and white images. 192 pp.<br /> <br /> Dust jacket rubbed with slight wear and toning along edges. Front flap creased. Boards shelfworn with bumped corners. Erasure mark on front free endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. Binding sound. Overall book is in very good condition <br /> <br /> Inscription on half title page states: "For Wayne Warga The World's Longest Press Release Ross Thomas." Warga 1938 - 1994 was an author and foreign correspondent best known for his entertainment reporting. <br /> <br /> President John F. Kennedy created the VISTA or Volunteers In Service To America program in 1964 to provide support to low income communities by utilizing skilled volunteers. It was conceived as a domestic counterpart to the international PeaceCorps program and eventually became part of AmericCorps in 1993. While it still exists today its funding is threatened under the Trump Administration and its future remains unknown. William Morrow & Company, Inc unknown
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA · États-Unis75,00 $US≈ 63,46 €
