This is a true first edition, first printing hardcover of American Cassandra, confirmed by the complete number line ending in “1” and the “First Edition” statement on the copyright page. The book is in excellent condition: crisp white pages, tight binding, and a mint hardcover. The dust jacket is in very good condition, with only minor edge wear (approximately 7/10). Peter Kurth delivers a compelling portrait of Dorothy Thompson, a trailblazing journalist who was the first American woman to head a foreign news bureau and the first correspondent expelled from Nazi Germany by Hitler. Her fearless reporting and influence on world affairs are meticulously chronicled in this biography.