Signed One Life Florence Lamborn Johnson 1st Printing WWII Korea Memoir
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Biography, women’s history, World War II, international journalism, diplomacy, and Korean War history. One Life: The Autobiography of Florence Lamborn Johnson recounts an extraordinary life spanning Sweden, wartime Europe, diplomatic circles, foreign correspondence, Korea, and the United States. Johnson describes encounters with royalty and foreign dignitaries, her marriage to Swedish journalist Rolf Lamborn, their dangerous departure from wartime Sweden after German plans to shoot down their aircraft were discovered, and her later work as a translator and Korean War correspondent. This substantial hardcover contains Volumes One and Two together and offers an uncommon firsthand female perspective on major twentieth-century events. Published by Dorrance Publishing in 1997 and expressly identified as the First Printing. Personally inscribed “To Sarah, with best wishes” and signed by Florence Lamborn Johnson on the front free endpaper. Black cloth hardcover remains clean and solid with generally clean interior pages. Dust jacket shows visible shelf wear, surface marks, creasing, edge wear, and small imperfections as clearly pictured. Please review all photographs for the exact condition and contents of the book you will receive.
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Signed One Life Florence Lamborn Johnson 1st Printing WWII Korea Memoir
$100.00
SKU G/1