Alec Brown, a middle-aged biographer, is reunited with his estranged father, who served five decades in jail for the on-air murder of Alec McGowan, the very first host of a morning TV show in the 1950s. Brown tells McGowan's story, and his own in a parallel story set in 1999.
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Alec Brown, a middle-aged biographer, is reunited with his estranged father, who served five decades in jail for the on-air murder of Alec McGowan, the very first host of a morning TV show in the 1950s. Brown tells McGowan's story, and his own in a parallel story set in 1999.
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New York, NY, U.S.A. : Pantheon Books, 2001
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English
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8367709234
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ISBN: 0375420886, trade paperback, 1st edition, advance reader's edition, Very Good/pictorial wraps; some wear, rubbing to covers and cover edges, vertical crease to front cover, top corner tips of pages towards front of book are bent/creased, " a rich, compulsively readable saga about the early years of television, the joy and cost of innovation, and the suprising endurance of familial love", 8vo., 370 pages.,
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
