One World in 1943
 from FDRL |
 of Fortune, 1940 |
 in England," from ILN 1941/02/01 |
Wendell Willkie's One World was based on his travels in the Fall of 1942, and on his radio speech "Report to the People" Oct. 26, 1942; was written by March 2 and published April 8, 1943.
Willkie was the "self-appointed trouble-shooter in a troubled world" who condemned all isolationism, imperialism, totalitarianism, colonialism, especially in Churchill's India and DeGaulle's France.
Simon & Schuster sold 800,000 hardback copies in one month, 1.1 million in 2 months - was on the New York Times best-seller top May 6 through Sept. 5 - would sell 3m copies by 1945 - distributed free to soldiers by the new Armed Services Editions in 1943 - also was BOMC selection.
Robert de Graff's Pocket Books paperback edition in 1944 sold 500,000 copies for 25 cents
- Ernie Pyle's Here Is Your War edition in 1944-45 (John Steinbeck: "There are really two wars and they haven't much to do with each other" - Gen. Marshall's maps and armies, and Ernie Pyle's food and socks)
- Leslie Towner "Bob" Hope's I Never Left Home edition in 1944-45
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House passed Fulbright Resolution Sept. 21
Senate passed Connally Resolution Nov. 5
4-Power Declaration at Moscow Conference Oct. 30
Links:
- Ernie Pyle Memorial Bookstore
- Wendell Willkie from Tim Walker
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher law firm history
- Bob Hope and American Variety