F.P.A., the Life and Times of Franklin Pierce Adams

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Item: F.P.A.: The Life and Times of Franklin Pierce Adams
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hardcover edition with dust jacket. This description may be from another edition of this product.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0825302560

ISBN13:9780825302565

Release Date:January 1986

Publisher:Beaufort Books

Length:266 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago

This is an extremely well-written book on a sadly neglected figure in American culture. The most popular newspaper columnist of his time, Adams made "Tinker to Evers to Chance" a national catchphrase and was mentor to George S. Kaufman, James Thurber and other distinguished humorists. I thought the research was particularly thorough--especially regarding the ancestry of Adams' second wife. And someone must have done a lot of work in musty libraries looking up all F.P.A.'s articles for now-forgotten magazines! I hope he got paid well. I would also single out the index for special praise.