Published in 1950 by Random House, Inc. of New York. States first printing. 370 numbered pages. Fair condition with page toning and heavy shelf wear. No dust jacket. See photos. In 1948 the Acting Commissioner of Police, the late Tom Mulligan, authorized MacKinlay Kantor to proceed on all police activities, accompanying the patrolmen in their work. Kantor learned the life of a policeman through first-hand experience. Kantor is also the author of Long Remember, The Voice of Bugle Ann, and many other famous books, as well as the original story of the great motion picture, "The Best Years of Our Lives."