F.P.A.: The Life and Times of Franklin Pierce Adams [Hardcover]

Sally Ashley (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 266 pages
• Publisher: Olympic Marketing Corp; 1st edition (September 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0825302560
• ISBN-13: 978-0825302565
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,092,317 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #15 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Professionals & Academics > Journalists

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, January 7, 1999

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This review is from: F.P.A.: The Life and Times of Franklin Pierce Adams (Hardcover)

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.