THE PROUDEST DAY-India's Long Road to Independence-Read-Fisher-NEW 1st HC w/DJ!

Description: Hi! You're looking at a BRAND NEW and UNREAD condition book which is OUT OF PRINT and a definitive history of India and its long struggle for independence from Great Britain written by ANTHONY READ and DAVID FISHER--the book is a collectible STATED FIRST AMERICAN EDITION and FIRST PRINTING and a HARDCOVER with the ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET and is NOT a remainder copy and NOT price-clipped, with the original $35.00 price on the upper corner of the front inner flap. The book is titled The Proudest Day: India's Long Road to Independence and it was written by ANTHONY READ and DAVID FISHER; it was published by W. W. Norton & Company in 1998 and is a STATED 1st AMERICAN EDITION and 1st PRINTING copy with a publication line reading 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.In 1835, Lord Macaulay, in his Minute on Indian Education, had prophesied that the eventual self-rule of India would be "the proudest day in British history." And yet when independence came on the stroke of midnight of August 14, 1947, events unfolded with a violence that shocked the world: entire trainloads of Muslim and Hindu refugees were slaughtered on their flight to safety --not by the British, but by each other. Macaulay's dream had become a flawed and bloody reality. The Proudest Day is a riveting account of the end of the Raj, the most romantic of all the great empires. Anthony Read and David Fisher tell the whole epic story in compelling and colorful detail from its beginnings more than a century earlier; their powerful narrative takes a fresh look at many of the events and personalities involved, especially the three charismatic giants --Gandhi, Nehru, and Jinnah --who dominated the final, increasingly bitter thirty years. Meanwhile, a succession of British politicians and viceroys veered wildly between liberalism and repression until the Raj became a powder keg, wanting only a match.A fantastic find, and a beautiful copy of this book!Thanks for looking, and good luck if you're bidding! Also be sure to check out all of my other great books currently listed on ebay auctions--I can combine shipping for multiple purchases!

Price: 9 USD

Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania

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