Communism: An American's View

by Gerald W. Johnson, Leonard Everett Fisher (Illustrator)

HB and DJ VG ex- church library see my photos.Has few library remains and mylar cover over original DJ.Nice Communism an American View. Gerald W. Johnson, illustrated by Leonard Everett Fisher. Morrow & Company New York 1964. copyrt 1964 by Gerald W. Johnson.Believe it is first edition as date is on title page and copyrt page with none other listed. Also only one publisher listed William Morrow & Company. Nice white pages. A VG older 1964 book. Interesting B/W illustrations English. 160 pages. 9 inches by 6 1/4 inch by 3/4 inches.

160 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1964

About the author

Gerald White Johnson, often credited as Gerald W. Johnson, was a journalist, historian, and an advocate of liberal causes. He wrote many nonfiction books on history, biography, and commentary on American politics and culture.

Johnson was an editorial writer for the Baltimore Sunpupers from 1926 to 1943, and a contributing editor of the New Republic from 1954 until his death in 1980.

Reviews

[sologdin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Comical illustrations. Contrasts "Communism" with "Americanism," not helpfully. Standard Red Scare hysteria. Subliterate, silly, shrill.

[Karn Kher · Rating 3 out of 5]

Imagine if Mother Russia wrote a book on American capitalism and its history back in its socialist heydays. This is the same book about communism by an American. Americans are honorable and noble, Russians are waylaid and will fins glorious torch of capitalism waiting for them at the end of Slavic Communism tunnel.

[Ms. Mielke's Class Make sure you post how your sheets tell you to!!!! · Rating 5 out of 5]

For how old this book is it is great at telling about the early years of communism in Russia, and how it came to be. I it informative and has great illustrations. I would recommend this book to high schoolers and higher. Me, being a 13 year old I could understand it very well, so older people could read it. I liked it ok.