O'HIGGINS, HARVEY — The German Whisper

Washington, D. C.: The Committee On Public Information, 1914. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. This is a small booklet with self covers and a stapled spine ( approx. 4.5" x 3") . The booklet cover has a noticeable crease to the front cover, along with some light rubbing, bumping and wear. There is a small beginning tear to the bottom spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. This little booklet is a noticeable screed of propoganda against Germans, both in the US and in Germany in the ramp up to World War I. "He was born in London, Ontario, in 1876. He studied in the University of Toronto from 1893 to 1897 but did not graduate. He worked as a journalist in Toronto but soon moved to the United States when his detective stories became popular in American magazines. He also wrote for political and sociological journals. He then began writing longer works of fiction, and then works on social questions with various specialists as collaborators: Ben B. Lindsey (The Beast and The Doughboy's Religion) , Harriet Ford (On the Hiring Line) , Frank J. Cannon (Under the Prophet in Utah) , Edward H. Reade (psychoanalysis of prominent figures)." (from Wikipedia). Very Good .