Dragon s Harvest is the sixth book in the epic World s End series written by Upton Sinclair and first published in 1945. The protagonist is the dashing and charming Lanny Budd. All eleven books in this sweeping historical narrative were best sellers when published by Viking Press in the 1940 s and the early 1950 s. They were sold in over 20 countries. Dragon s Harvest covers the period between 1938 and 1940. For those fortunate readers who began with the first book, World s End, and have followed the exciting life of Lanny ...
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Dragon s Harvest is the sixth book in the epic World s End series written by Upton Sinclair and first published in 1945. The protagonist is the dashing and charming Lanny Budd. All eleven books in this sweeping historical narrative were best sellers when published by Viking Press in the 1940 s and the early 1950 s. They were sold in over 20 countries. Dragon s Harvest covers the period between 1938 and 1940. For those fortunate readers who began with the first book, World s End, and have followed the exciting life of Lanny Budd recognize him as the world renowned art expert and ultra secret presidential agent for FDR. Lanny travels throughout Europe and Washington D.C. meeting with the powerful political figures and financial titans who shape the events that lead to World War Two. In the previous book, Presidential Agent, Lanny is introduced by his former boss at the Versailles Treaty, The Fixer, to President Roosevelt, Professor Charlie Alston. Acting on behalf of FDR, Lanny continues his intrigues with the German Nazi s as a faithful believer while reporting secretly to FDR the coming storm in Europe. Lanny is able to accomplish this double life as a result of his relationship with Kurt Meissner, a boyhood chum, recognized throughout Germany as a great composer, and close friend of Hitler, as well as the business relationship between Lanny s father, Robbie, and Hermann Goring. Robbie, unsuccessful in selling his new airplanes to the British and the French is forced to sell thousands of airplanes to the German Nazi s to keep his plant operating. When at last the United States begins to recognize that the German Juggernaut will eventually involve the United States Robbie is prohibited from selling to the Nazi s and his business is virtually overwhelmed with orders from the United States military. Dragon s Harvest begins after the treacherous Munich accord on the Rivera where Lanny meets with a shelved Tory, Winston Churchill, Lanny, is ostensibly an art expert, meeting with the famous and infamous throughout Europe, buying old European masterpieces and selling them to rich Americans. He acts as a liaison with French and English diplomats and military appeasers. He uses all of his determination to warn them that war with Germany is inevitable. He tells them that Germany has been preparing for over a period of ten plus years for the wholesale takeover of Europe, despite what Hitler promises. Lanny has a private meeting with Neville Chamberlain. Lanny is with Hitler and Goring as they plan the seizure of Poland. He warns Belgium, Holland and Norway of their approaching fate. Lanny becomes involved and with great danger in a risky rescue of British sailors at Dunkirk. After the heroic rescue at Dunkirk Lanny rejoins Hitler in an effort to determine when the Nazi s intend to invade England and as Dragon s Harvest ends, Hitler and the Nazi s occupy Paris and install the Vichy Government. In this book Lanny once again utilizes all of his intellectual and creative skills to outwit the Gestapo who are the trail of a naive young anti Nazi woman writer living in Germany. Her name is Laurel Creston and she is a significant character throughout the remaining books and a tremendous source of influence and support to Lanny. The scheme Lanny utilizes to outwit the Nazi s is one the reader will not want to miss. And for all of the fans of Lanny Budd you are about to meet the future Mrs. Lanny Budd. If the reader wishes to appreciate this great historical narrative I strongly encourage the reader to begin with World s End and read the series in the order in which Upton painstakingly and meticulously wrote the eleven books. Please visit our website coming soon at: ... There you can order any or all of the Lanny Budd series books at 20%, 25% and 30% off with free shipping."
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Add this copy of Dragon Harvest to cart. $13.00, very good condition, Sold by Second Life Books Inc. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lanesborough, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1945 by Viking.
Add this copy of Dragon Harvest to cart. $14.60, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published by Curtis Books.
Add this copy of Dragon Harvest to cart. $17.95, good condition, Sold by Olmstead Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Port Dover, ON, CANADA, published 1945 by The Viking Press.
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Good. Red boards with silver lettering and graphic. Red top stain to pages. FIRST EDITION. The corners are just starting to fray. There is an one-quarter inch tear at the top and base of the spine. There is an one-inch tear at the rear hinge. 703 pages. 01.
Add this copy of Dragon Harvest to cart. $20.00, good condition, Sold by The Haunted Bookshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Iowa City, IA, UNITED STATES, published 1945 by The Viking Press.
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Good in Good dust jacket in Good jacket. Clean except for a short penned note on the front free endpaper and a prior owner's name in pen on the heel edge of the page block; the full tan cloth hard cover shows only mild softening and fading at corners and spine ends. The dust jacket is priceclipped (with a subsequent price stamped beside the clip) and has several edge tears, three open tears at the spine, some toning and handling smudges on the rear, and open chips at corners, yet remains striking and is now protected in a clear sleeve. Fourth American printing. Sixth in the "World's End" series. Admired by Thomas Mann, George Bernard Shaw, H.G. Wells, and many more, the Lanny Budd novels are pertinent right now, describing the 1920s-40s, the fragility of inflated markets, and the rise of isolationism, fascism, and totalitarianism.
Add this copy of Dragon Harvest to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by The Book House - Saint Louis rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from St. Louis, MO, UNITED STATES, published 1945 by The Viking Press.
Add this copy of Dragon Harvest to cart. $32.50, good condition, Sold by Robinson Street Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Binghamton, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1945 by Viking Press.
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Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes; Good hardcover, NO dust jacket. Some bumping to edges of cover, some discoloration to spine. Slight stain to front and back inside cover. Hinge starting,
Add this copy of Dragon Harvest to cart. $35.00, very good condition, Sold by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1945 by Viking,.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. A Lanny Budd novel. First edition. Very good in a very good (moderate sized hole near the base of the spine, minor edge wear and age toning) dust jacket.
Add this copy of Dragon Harvest to cart. $35.00, good condition, Sold by Rose's Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harwich Port, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1945 by Upton Sinclair.
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Good. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Monrovia: Upton Sinclair. First edition in paperback. Cover somewhat shelfworn, text block in very good condition. Good.
Add this copy of Dragon Harvest to cart. $38.00, good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 1946 by T. Werner Laurie Ltd.
