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   The Blackford Oakes reader. by. Buckley, William F. (William Frank), 1925-2008. Publication date. 1995. Topics. Oakes, Blackford (Fictitious character) -- Fiction, Intelligence officers -- Fiction, Spy stories, American. Publisher. Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews and McMeel.

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   The book that Buckley produced—the first in the Blackford Oakes series—was Saving the Queen (1976), based in part on his own brief experience with the CIA in the early 1950’s during the Cold...

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   Nov 24, 2018 · It follows CIA agent Blackford Oakes as he tries to find the Russian mole infiltrating President Eisenhower’s National Security Counsel. When his mission with a U-2 spy plane lands him behind the Iron Curtain, Oakes finds himself in the Lubyanka prison sentenced to death while the Russian spy is caught in America.

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   The Blackford Oakes Reader (1999) – A book in which William F. Buckley explains the character and the novels.

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   The Blackford Oakes Reader is a 1999 book by William F. Buckley, Jr. [1] It is a literary book in which Buckley explains where, when, why and how he created his Blackford Oakes series.

6. www.librarything.com › series › Blackford+OakesBlackford Oakes | Series | LibraryThing

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   A series of American Cold War spy novels, featuring suave, peripatetic CIA agent Blackford "Blackie" Oakes. (English, Unclassified)

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   Who wrote Blackford Oakes?

   • William F. Buckley, Jr. (1925-2008) was an American author of mystery novels and non-fiction books. He wrote the Blackford Oakes series. Buckley is best known as a conservative commentator who founded National Review, wrote a syndicated newspaper column, and hosted the television show Firing Line for nearly 1,500 episodes.

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   Who is Blackford Oakes?

   • Blackford Oakes is a CIA super-secret agent who is called in when a shadowy Russian mole threatens to undermine the free world's defenses by infiltrating President Eisenhower's National Security Counsel.

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   Who is John Blackford in National Review?

   • Blackford is an avid reader of National Review but rarely offers insight into the state of domestic politics and world affairs. Throughout the series, Blackford proves himself to be the ultimate Cold War warrior, and risks his life for the country he loves countless times, while looking smooth doing it.

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   Why is Blackford older than most of his classmates?

   • At Yale, Blackford is older than most of his classmates due to his military service. Reference is made to his membership on both the swimming and lacrosse teams there, and he is a member of Zeta Psi fraternity. Sally Partridge, a Vassar graduate, is his main love interest throughout the series.

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   Why is Oakes' life so hectic?

   • Oakes' personal life is somewhat hectic because of his constant globetrotting for the Agency, as he can never seem to find ample time to settle down with Sally, who yearns for the day when Blackford will retire from the CIA.

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   Who is John Oakes?

   • Oakes was born in 1925. He served in World War II as a fighter pilot and graduated from Yale University. Oakes is an engineer by training (at one point in the series, he is hired by an architectural firm), and Anthony Trust, ahead of Black at both Greyburn and Yale, recruits him for the Central Intelligence Agency in his senior year, 1951.

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   Jan 1, 1995 · Through his characters, Buckley gives a personal perspective to the most important and intriguing world events of the past 50 years. And his original introduction to the Blackford Oakes Reader, outlining the genesis of the novels, is in itself a treasure for Blackford Oakes fans.