George F. Kennan. First edition. Dust Jacket: Good+ A price-clipped jacket (original price was $7.50). The inside of front jacket has been partially taped. Hardcove: Very Good+ New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1956. The book has no writing or markings in it, 544 pp.
First edition of this classic work, which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in History, the National Book Award for Nonfiction, the George Bancroft Prize, and the Francis Parkman Prize.
Kennan explores the complexities of the Soviet-American relationship between the November Revolution of 1917 and Russia's final departure in March 1918 from the ranks of the warring powers. These four months, which witnessed the Bolshevik Revolution and Russia's departure from the warring powers, set the stage for future relations between the two emerging superpowers.
Soviet-American Relations, 1917-1920, Vol. 1, with 21 Illustrations.
