Speaking Frankly Author:James F. Byrnes Written by James Byrnes, Secretary of State during the first Truman Administration, this book covers Byrnes' experiences during WW II and the period immediately after it. It was published in 1947, and this is a first edition. The original owner cut out numerous newspaper articles pertinent to the text and interleaved them with the text itself, i... more »ncluding William Shirer's original review of the book,published in the NYT on Oct. 15, 1947.« less