Miss America, 1945 Bess Myerson's Own Story

Miss America, 1945 Bess Myerson's Own Story by Susan Dworkin. Published by Newmarket Press, NY, 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardbound w/Paper DJ. Size 8vo. Condition: Nr Fine in Chipped DJ. ISBN 1557040001. LCCN 87-18445. Part biography, part cultural history - based on two years of research and interviews - this fascinating book evokes America in the thirties and forties while telling the story of the formative years on one of America's best-know women and the first (and, so far, only) Jewish Miss America. This book tells the story of that life-changing year, 1945, in full, often funny, detail. Illustrated with more than 50 photographs. 229 Pgs. Description text copyright 2006 www.BooksForComfort.com. Item ID 11189.