Swamp Root Chronicle: Adventures in the Word Trade

The Swamp Root Chronicle: Adventures in the Word Trade by Robert Manning. Published by W W Norton & Co Inc, New York, NY, 1992. 1st Stated Edition1st Printing. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Good DJ. Black line bottom content edge. 431 Pgs. ISBN 0393030903. LCCN 92-7376. This is the rollicking, poignant, dramatic story of the distinguished former editor-in-chief of the Atlantic Monthly, to whom his profession was not only a high calling but a way of ''being paid to have fun''. Once picked up, there is no escaping this book. reading it is as much fun as living it was for the author. Illustrated with black and white photos. Description text copyright 2007 BooksForComfort. Item ID 15366.