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by Charles Angoff

The American Mercury, December 1947, p. 730

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    1. Vandenberg of Michigan by Fred Rodell, pp. 5-12
    2. How Unrra Bolstered Tito by Eric L. Pridonoff, pp. 13-18
    3. Tolerant by Louis Franklin Overstreet, p. 19
    4. Haiti's Economic Bondage by Bernard Seeman, pp. 20-25
    5. The Face on the Barroom Floor, A Story by Nelson Algren, pp. 26-34
    6. A Triolet for Christmas by Ulrich Troubetzkoy, p. 35
    7. Going to School with the Movies by Hubert A. Kenny, pp. 36-41
    8. In Praise of Man by Samuel Yellen, p. 42
    9. Art of the Headline Writer by Chet Vonier, pp. 43-46
    10. Report on Psychosomatic Medicine by Milton L. Zisowitz, pp. 47-51
    11. Christmas Carol by Frances Frost, p. 52
    12. The Theatre by George Jean Nathan, pp. 53-55
    13. Question by Mary Poole, p. 56
    14. A Forgotten Railroad Genius by Stewart H. Holbrook, pp. 57-65
    15. How We Got Our Dialects by Falk Johnson, pp. 66-70
    16. Housing and Birth Control by Mildred Gilman, pp. 71-75
    17. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 76-79
    18. For a Small Choir by Charles Angoff, p. 80
    19. Boom Town, A Story by Thomas Wolfe, pp. 81-103
    20. Let Us Abandon Funerals by Roy A. Burkhart, pp. 104-106
    21. Snow in New York by Howard Griffin, p. 107
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      1. The Chinese: Their History and Culture by Kenneth Scott Latourette
      2. Thunder Out of China by Theodore H. White and Annalee Jacoby
      3. Sun Yat-Sen: A Portrait by Stephen Chen and Robert Payne
      4. The Collected Wartime Messages of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, 1937-1945 by Chiang Kai-Shek
      5. The Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union by Joseph Stalin
      6. China and America by Foster Rhea Dulles
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      2. The Psychiatric Novels of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Clarence P. Oberndorf and Oliver Wendell Holmes, ...
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      2. The Evolution of Modern Latin America by Robin A. Humphreys
      3. Lower Piedmont Country by H.C. Nixon
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      1. The Shore Dimly Seen by Ellis Gibbs Arnall
      2. Oil Across the World by Charles Morrow Wilson
      3. Betrayal in the Philippines by Hernando J. Abaya
      4. Life Line to a Promised Land by Ira A. Hirschmann
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      2. Look at America by The Editors of Look
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      3. Selected Writings of Gertrude Stein by Carl Van Vechten and Gertrude Stein
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      1. Haydn: A Good Life by David Ewen
      2. The Music of Tchaikovsky by Gerald Abraham
    30. The Open Forum, pp. 123-130
    31. Cover (Vandenberg of Michigan) by Derso and Kelen
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    February 1947 Issue = 32 Articles
    1. The Vanishing American Negro by Ralph Linton, pp. 133-139
    2. The Army's Plans for the Next War by Donald B. Robinson, pp. 140-146
    3. Philip Murray by Will Chasan, pp. 147-154
    4. Interview by David Morton, p. 155
    5. Life, A Story by Liam O'Flaherty, pp. 156-161
    6. Children Who Drink by Alson J. Smith, pp. 162-167
    7. The Legacy of Andrew Jackson by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., pp. 168-172
    8. Quiet Woman by Hannah Kahn, p. 173
    9. What Is Known about Liver Diseases by Joseph D. Wassersug, M.D., pp. 174-180
    10. Notes on British Slang by John R. Johns, pp. 181-183
    11. Homing by John Robert Quinn, p. 184
    12. The Skeptics' Corner by Bergen Evans, pp. 185-193
    13. The Theatre by George Jean Nathan, pp. 194-198
    14. Private Flying Costs Too Much by Clyde Mitchell, pp. 199-202
    15. Marsb Music by Frances Frost, p. 203
    16. Our Canadian Readers by Akeley Mitchell, pp. 204-210
    17. Behind The News by Marcus Duffield, pp. 211-216
    18. Pheasants by G.E. Hunter, p. 217
    19. Calamity Jane by Stewart H. Holbrook, pp. 218-222
    20. Down to Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 223-226
    21. Writer's Cramp, A Story by Joel Sayre, pp. 227-239
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      1. Thieves in the Night by Arthur Koestler
      2. The Seventh of October by Jules Romains
      3. Casualty by Robert Lowry
      4. B.F.'s Daughter by John P. Marquand
      5. The Fall of Valor by Charles Jackson
      6. The Woman of the Pharisees by Francois Mauriac
      7. The Saint and the Hunchback by Donald A. Stauffer
      8. Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake
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      2. The Theatre Book of the Year, 1945-1946 by George Jean Nathan
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      1. The New World by Stefan Lorant
      2. Eamon de Valera by M.J. MacManus
    31. The Open Forum, pp. 251-258
    32. Cover (Philip Murray) by Adler
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    2. Stassen of Minnesota by Roscoe Drummond, pp. 268-277
    3. The Rape of Manchuria by George Moorad, pp. 278-286
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    5. The Temper of Our Age by L. Ruth Middlebrook, pp. 294-300
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    7. The Theatre by George Jean Nathan, pp. 308-312
    8. Jefferson Davis, Nationalist by Rudolph Von Abele, pp. 313-321
    9. The Truth about Foot Trouble by Dudley J. Morton, M.D., pp. 322-327
    10. The Airlines Face a Crisis by Robert H. Estabrook, pp. 328-336
    11. Don Marquis by Rollin Kirby, pp. 337-340
    12. The Skeptics' Corner by Bergen Evans, pp. 341-344
    13. A New Tax Proposal by Harry Silverson, pp. 345-349
    14. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 350-352
    15. Be Still, Little Dream by Charles Angoff, p. 353
    16. The Siren, A Story by Anton Chekhov, pp. 354-358
    17. The Mote and Beam of Bigotry by Hodding Carter, pp. 359-363
    18. Farm for Sale by Frances Frost, p. 364
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    20. Phrase Origins-11 by David W. Maurer, p. 373
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      2. Critics and Crusaders by Charles A. Madison
      3. The Making of a Southerner by Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin
      4. Nelson: A Biography by Carola Oman
      5. Bring Along Laughter by Milla Z. Logan
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      2. Complacent Dictator by Samuel J.G. Hoare
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      1. Small Town by Granville Hicks
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      3. How to Get Into Politics by Oliver Carlson and Aldrich Blake
      4. The Stricken Land by Rexford G. Tugwell
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      3. What D'ya Know for Sure by Len Zinberg
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    29. Cover (Harold E. Stassen) by Hirschfeld
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    2. The Third Term Issue by Arthur M. Schlesinger, pp. 407-412
    3. Further Memories of Tom Wolfe by L. Ruth Middlebrook, pp. 413-420
    4. How Miners Live by A.H. Raskin, pp. 421-427
    5. The Hijacking Racket by Malcolm Johnson, pp. 428-433
    6. News Butchers by Stewart H. Holbrook, pp. 434-439
    7. Louis Brandeis by Alpheus Thomas Mason, pp. 440-446
    8. My Love by Leona Ames Hill, pp. 447-449
    9. The Theatre by George Jean Nathan, pp. 450-453
    10. Phrase Origins-12 by David W. Maurer, p. 454
    11. Bible of the Women's Wear Trade by Donald B. Robinson, pp. 455-460
    12. New Facts About the Hangover by Alson J. Smith, pp. 461-465
    13. Prempeh, A Story by Ethel Rovere, pp. 466-469
    14. Appeal to Beauty by Charles Hanson Towne, p. 470
    15. The Impasses in Korea by Robert T. Oliver, pp. 471-476
    16. The Skeptics' Corner by Bergen Evans, pp. 477-482
    17. Down To Barth by Alan Devoe, pp. 483-486
    18. The Totalitarian Threat to Brazil by Bryce Oliver, pp. 487-493
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      1. The Roosevelt I Knew by Frances Perkins
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      1. Family Skeletons by David D. Whitney
      2. Your Rheumatism and Backaches by Joseph D. Wassersug
      3. Jealousy by Boris Sokoloff
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      1. Like Moonlight on Snow by John Hewlett
      2. Tempestuous Petticoat by Clare Leighton
      3. An American Dynasty by John W. Tebbel
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      1. Economic Freedom for the West by Wendell Berge
      2. Our Fair City by Robert S. Allen
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      Foreign Affairs The World and Africa, by W.E. Burghardt Du Bois, p. 503 - 3 Reviews
      1. The World and Africa by W.E. Burghardt Du Bois
      2. Understanding the Russians by Bernhard J. Stern and Samuel Smith
      3. Through Russia's Back Door by Richard E. Lauterbach
    25. [+]
      History Learning How to Behave, by Arthur M. Schlesinger, p. 504 - 2 Reviews
      1. Learning How to Behave by Arthur M. Schlesinger
      2. Lincoln's War Cabinet by Burton J. Hendrick
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      1. The Coming Crisis by Fritz Sternberg
      2. Out of Your Pocket by Darel McConkey
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      1. Children of Vienna by Robert Neumann
      2. Dunkerley's by Howard Spring
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      1. The Metropolitan Life by Marquis James
      2. Why Men Hate by Samuel Tenenbaum
    29. The Open Forum, pp. 506-514
    30. Cover (Molotov) by Hirschfeld
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    May 1947 Issue = 35 Articles
    1. Will the Communists Win France? by Andre Visson, pp. 517-525
    2. Lewis: Robber Baron of Labor by Will Chasan, pp. 526-533
    3. Poland Two Years after Yalta by Dorothy Thompson, pp. 534-540
    4. For One Whose Windows Darken by Elma Dean, p. 541
    5. Some Dogs I Have Known by W.A.S. Douglas, pp. 542-547
    6. Phrase Origins-13 by David W. Maurer, p. 548
    7. The Touch, A Story by Liam O'Flaherty, pp. 549-555
    8. To Maude Adams by Charles Hanson Towne, p. 556
    9. The Theatre by George Jean Nathan, pp. 557-562
    10. How Peron Enslaves Argentine Labor by William L. Munger, pp. 563-568
    11. Winter Letter by Frances Frost, p. 569
    12. Facts about Nervous Heart by Louise Cross, pp. 570-574
    13. Mantel Ornament by Carolyn Wilson Link, pp. 575-577
    14. The Record in Palestine by Charles Williams, pp. 578-583
    15. Some Truths about Immigration by Samuel Tenenbaum, pp. 584-588
    16. Summer Girl by Wilbert Snow, p. 589
    17. Literacy Tests by Jack H. Pollack, pp. 590-594
    18. The Skeptics' Corner by Bergen Evans, pp. 595-598
    19. Life and Times of Ned Buntline by Stewart H. Holbrook, pp. 599-604
    20. The Pool by Bianca Bradbury, p. 605
    21. Pioneer in Democratic Education by Samuel Middlebrook, pp. 606-612
    22. Phrase Origins-14 by Morris Rosenblum, p. 613
    23. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 614-617
    24. The St. Lawrence River Project by Eugene Rachlis, pp. 618-622
    25. Epitaph for a Lady of My Acquaintance by Samuel Yellen, p. 623
    26. The Case of John Steinbeck by Ben Ray Redman, pp. 624-630
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      1. Robert Schumann, On Music and Musicians by Konrad Wolff and Robert Schumann
      2. Representative English Novelists by Bruce W. McCullough
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      Essays French Personalities and Problems, by Denis W...., p. 631 - 2 Reviews
      1. French Personalities and Problems by Denis W. Brogan
      2. Reflections in a Mirror: Second Series by Charles Morgan
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      Philosophy A History of American Philosophy, by Herbert W..., p. 631 - 2 Reviews
      1. A History of American Philosophy by Herbert W. Schneider
      2. The Rediscovery of Morals by Henry C. Link
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      1. The Battle for Leyte Gulf by C. Vann Woodward
      2. Pearl Harbor by George Morgenstern
      3. Kilvert's Diary by William Plomer and Francis Kilvert
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      1. The Dark Side of the Moon by Anonymous
      2. The Memoirs of Doctor Felix Kersten by Herma Briffault and Felix Kersten
      3. USSR: A Concise Handbook by Ernest J. Simmons
      4. Of Guilt and Hope by Martin Niemoller
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      1. Selected Letters of William Allen White, 1899-1943 by Walter Johnson and William Allen White
      2. The Showman of Vanity Fair by Lionel Stevenson
      3. The Life of Edward Fitzgerald by Alfred McKinley Terhune
      4. Autobiography of a Chinese Woman by Pu-Wei Yan Chao
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      1. What is Heart Disease? by William Hyatt Gordon
      2. The Path of Science by C.E. Kenneth Mees and John R. Baker
    34. The Open Forum, pp. 635-642
    35. Cover (John L. Lewis) by Zadig
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    1. Can Truman Avoid World War III? by William C. Bullitt, pp. 645-656
    2. A Rhinoceros, Some Ladies and a Horse, A Story by James Stephens, pp. 657-664
    3. Chiang Kai-shek by George Moorad, pp. 665-674
    4. Are the French Immoral? by Waverley Root, pp. 675-682
    5. Decatur, Alabama-Success Story by Paul W. Chapman, pp. 683-687
    6. Phrase Origins-15 by Morris Rosenblum, p. 688
    7. The Theatre by George Jean Nathan, pp. 689-692
    8. Brown, the Gardener by Ethel Barnett de Vito, p. 693
    9. Mr. Durant, A Story by Dorothy Parker, pp. 694-702
    10. Lost Pilgrimage by Lillian Everts, pp. 703-705
    11. Harlem's Aristocracy by Will Chasan, pp. 706-712
    12. Facts About Sterility by Genevieve Parkhurst, pp. 713-717
    13. The How and Why of Name-Changing by Helen P. Wulbern, pp. 718-724
    14. The Skeptics' Corner by Bergen Evans, pp. 725-728
    15. On Misunderstanding Russia by Eugene Lyons, pp. 729-736
    16. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 737-740
    17. The Story of Sam Patch by Richard M. Dorson, pp. 741-746
    18. Song for an Outdoor Dance by Charles Angoff, p. 747
    19. [+]
      Dissenting Opinion on Toynbee by Bertram D. Wolfe, pp. 748-756 - 1 Review
      1. A Study of History by Arnold J. Toynbee
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      The Check List, p. 757 - 2 Reviews
      1. Columbia: Colossus on the Hudson by Horace Coon
      2. Wartime Correspondence Between President Roosevelt and Pope Pius XII by Myron C. Taylor, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Pope Pius XII, ...
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      Biography George Ade, by Fred C. Kelly, p. 757 - 4 Reviews
      1. George Ade by Fred C. Kelly
      2. Life and the Dream by Mary Colum
      3. There Was Once a Slave by Shirley Graham
      4. My American Pilgrimage by Stoyan Christowe
    22. [+]
      Criticism Keats and the Demonic King, by Werner William ..., p. 758 - 2 Reviews
      1. Keats and the Demonic King by Werner William Beyer
      2. Let Me Lie by James Branch Cabell
    23. [+]
      Foreign Affairs Why They Behave Like Russians, by John Fischer, p. 759 - 5 Reviews
      1. Why They Behave Like Russians by John Fischer
      2. Russia: Menace or Promise by Vera Micheles Dean
      3. Australia: Its Resources and Development by Gordon Leslie Wood
      4. Germany's Underground by Allen Welsh Dulles
      5. Behind the Silken Curtain by Bartley C. Crum
    24. [+]
      National Affairs This Is My Story, by Louis Francis Budenz, p. 760 - 2 Reviews
      1. This Is My Story by Louis Francis Budenz
      2. The War Reports of General Marshall, General Arnold, and Admiral King
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      Fiction The Two Worlds of Johnny Truro, by George Sklar, p. 760 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Two Worlds of Johnny Truro by George Sklar
      2. In a Yellow Wood by Gore Vidal
      3. In This Thy Day by Michael McLaverty
    26. The Open Forum, pp. 761-763
    27. Index To Volume LXIV, pp. 764-771
    28. Cover (Chiang Kai-shek) by Hirschfeld
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    July 1947 Issue = 34 Articles
    1. The Failure of the United Nations by Christopher Norborg, pp. 5-14
    2. June Nights by G.E. Hunter, p. 15
    3. Wayne Morse by Richard L. Neuberger, pp. 16-24
    4. A Footnote on L'Amour by Ernest L. Meyer, pp. 25-27
    5. Phrase Origins-16 by Morris Rosenblum, p. 28
    6. Blood Pressure, High and Low by Peter J. Steincrohn, M.D., pp. 29-31
    7. Symbols by Inez Clark Thorson, p. 32
    8. The Theatre by George Jean Nathan, pp. 33-36
    9. Miss Helen Lang by Robert Hillyer, p. 37
    10. Russia vs. America on the Air by Neal Stanford, pp. 38-44
    11. Three Obituaries by Charles Angoff, p. 45
    12. Jefferson by Nathan Schachner, pp. 46-52
    13. Anti-Semitism in N. Y. Medical Schools by Walter R. Hart, pp. 53-65
    14. The Skeptics' Corner by Bergen Evans, pp. 66-69
    15. The British Blunder In Greece by F.A. Voigt, pp. 70-76
    16. Whose Little Boy Are You?, A Story by David Westheimer, pp. 77-84
    17. Two Dear Gods by Ethel Romig Fuller, p. 85
    18. Why Not Dirt Houses? by Earl Kirmser, pp. 86-90
    19. Plain Talk about Palestine by Moshe Brilliant, pp. 91-96
    20. Fog in Woods by Sjanna Solum, p. 97
    21. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 98-101
    22. Second Boyhood by Robert P. Tristram Coffin, p. 102
    23. Jim Hill Built an Empire by Stewart H. Holbrook, pp. 103-110
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      1. Kingsblood Royal by Sinclair Lewis
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      1. The Memory of Certain Persons by John Erskine
      2. A.P. Giannini: Giant in the West by Julian Dana
      3. Champagne Cholly by Eve Brown
      4. The Voice by E.J. Kahn
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      1. Indirections by Sidney Cox
      2. Poets and Pundits by Hugh l'Anson Fausset
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      1. Journalism in the United States by Robert W. Jones
      2. The Epic of Freedom by John T. Flynn
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      1. Man Against Myth by Barrows Dunham
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      2. American Agent by Mark Gayn and John Caldwell
      3. Appeal to the Nations by Norman Thomas
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      1. Music in the Romantic Era by Alfred Einstein
      2. The Music of Schubert by Gerald Abraham
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      1. Adventures of a Ballad Hunter by John A. Lomax
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    33. The Open Forum, pp. 122-130
    34. Cover (Wayne Morse) by Adler
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    August 1947 Issue = 30 Articles
    1. Wallace and the Communists by Eugene Lyons, pp. 133-140
    2. Dietary Fads and Fancies by Wingate M. Johnson, M.D., pp. 141-147
    3. The Deep One, A Story by Ed McNamara, pp. 148-155
    4. Latin America--For Natives Only by R. Hart Phillips, pp. 156-162
    5. I Was A "Free" Russian by Dmitri Buligin, pp. 163-170
    6. When Gulls Return by Ethel Romig Fuller, p. 171
    7. Abraham Cahan and the Forward by J.C. Rich, pp. 172-178
    8. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 179-182
    9. Fable by Hannah Kahn, p. 183
    10. Memoirs of a Flagstop by Stewart H. Holbrook, pp. 184-190
    11. Prayer For Sleep by John Van Brakle, pp. 191-193
    12. Songs and Fiddles in U.S. Politics by Robert Shankland, pp. 194-200
    13. Butter Vs. Margarine by Hubert A. Kenny, pp. 201-206
    14. High Tide At Full Moon by Wilbert Snow, p. 207
    15. Detective Work in Prisons by Joseph Fulling Fishman, pp. 208-214
    16. The Skeptics' Corner by Bergen Evans, pp. 215-218
    17. English As a World Language by Falk Johnson, pp. 219-224
    18. The Raw Silk Bonanza by Robert E. Ellsworth, pp. 225-230
    19. Phrase Origins-17 by Morris Rosenblum, p. 231
    20. How Karl Marx Won the Civil War by Lola Kinel, pp. 232-236
    21. "A Memorial Crumb" by Charles Edgar Stummer, p. 237
    22. [+]
      John Gunther's U.S.A. by Ben Ray Redman, pp. 238-244 - 1 Review
      1. Inside U.S.A by John Gunther
    23. [+]
      The Check List, p. 245 - 5 Reviews
      1. Missouri Compromise by Tristram Coffin
      2. Tomorrow's Food by James Rorty and N. Philip Norman
      3. American Communism by James Oneal and G.A. Werner
      4. The Way of the South by Howard W. Odum
      5. Refugees in America by Maurice R. Davie
    24. [+]
      History Moreau de St. Mery's American Journey, 1793-17..., p. 246 - 3 Reviews
      1. Moreau de St. Mery's American Journey, 1793-1798 by Kenneth Lewis Roberts, Anna M. Roberts, and Moreau de St. Mery, ...
      2. The Ranks of Death by P.M. Ashburn
      3. Alexander the Great by Charles Alexander Robinson, Jr.
    25. [+]
      Biography Frank Harris, by E. Merrill Root, p. 247 - 6 Reviews
      1. Frank Harris by E. Merrill Root
      2. Montgomery: A Biography by Alan Moorehead
      3. Koussevitzky by Moses Smith
      4. Mrs. Eddy by Hugh A. Studdert Kennedy
      5. The Wallaces of Iowa by Russell Lord
      6. The Private Life of Napoleon by Octave Aubry
    26. [+]
      Foreign Affairs No Peace for Asia, by Harold R. Isaacs, p. 248 - 2 Reviews
      1. No Peace for Asia by Harold R. Isaacs
      2. Over at Uncle Joe's by Oriana Atkinson
    27. [+]
      Literature Essays of Three Decades, by Thomas Mann, p. 248 - 2 Reviews
      1. Essays of Three Decades by Thomas Mann
      2. On Judging Books by Francis Hackett
    28. [+]
      Miscellaneous Yank---The GI Story of the War, by Debs Myers,..., p. 249 - 3 Reviews
      1. Yank---The GI Story of the War by Debs Myers, Jonathan Kilbourn, and Richard Harrity, ...
      2. Full Moon by P.G. Wodehouse
      3. The Last Trump by Denis de Rougemont
    29. The Open Forum, pp. 250-258
    30. Cover (Henry Wallace) by Adler
  9. [+]
    September 1947 Issue = 31 Articles
    1. The Secret Stalin-Hitler Plans by Neal Stanford, pp. 261-267
    2. Be Still As You Are Beautiful by Patrick MacDonogh, p. 268
    3. Illinois by Albert Parry, pp. 269-277
    4. The Romance of Snuff by Herman E. Weiller, pp. 278-281
    5. Biography by Charles Angoff, p. 282
    6. Peron: Fascism's Newest Face by Stephen Naft, pp. 283-292
    7. The Heroes of Saturday, A Story by Morton Freedgood, pp. 293-301
    8. Epitaph for My Grandmother by Ruth Bugbee, p. 302
    9. The Enigma of Woodrow Wilson by Arthur S. Link, pp. 303-312
    10. Phrase Origins-18 by David W. Maurer, p. 313
    11. The Soap Box, pp. 314-321
    12. What Liberalism Means to Me by Dorothy Thompson, pp. 322-327
    13. Masquerade by Lillian Everts, p. 328
    14. Jemima, the Beautiful Friend by Sibyl Walker, pp. 329-333
    15. Power of the Radio Commentator by Giraud Chester, pp. 334-339
    16. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 340-342
    17. Duality by Sjanna Solum, p. 343
    18. The Billboard Lobby by Thomas C. Desmond, pp. 344-349
    19. summer by Ethel Barnett de Vito, p. 350
    20. The Skeptics' Corner by Bergen Evans, pp. 351-354
    21. Salvaging Damaged Lives by Louis I. Dublin, pp. 355-362
    22. Need Quotations Be Exact? by Morris Rosenblum, pp. 363-367
    23. [+]
      Marx---The Man and His Legacy by Bertram D. Wolfe, pp. 368-374 - 1 Review
      1. The Red Prussian by Leopold Schwarzschild
    24. [+]
      The Check List, p. 375 - 4 Reviews
      1. Report on the Germans by William L. White
      2. The Balkans: Frontier of Two Worlds by William B. King and Frank O'Brien
      3. Nations and Peace by I.A. Richards
      4. Richer by Asia by Edmond Taylor
    25. [+]
      Public Affairs Big Country: Texas, by Donald Day, p. 376 - 3 Reviews
      1. Big Country: Texas by Donald Day
      2. American Military Government in Germany by Harold Zink
      3. On Understanding Science by James Bryant Conant
    26. [+]
      Essays Footnotes on Nature, by John Kieran, p. 376 - 2 Reviews
      1. Footnotes on Nature by John Kieran
      2. Seven Essays by George Sampson
    27. [+]
      Anthologies The Pleasures of Peacock, by Ben Ray Redman an..., p. 377 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Pleasures of Peacock by Ben Ray Redman and Thomas Love Peacock
      2. The Permanent Ade by Fred C. Kelly and George Ade
      3. The Republic of Silence by A.J. Liebling
    28. [+]
      History The Last Days of Hitler, by Hugh R. Trevor-Roper, p. 377 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Last Days of Hitler by Hugh R. Trevor-Roper
      2. Dark December by Robert E. Merriam
      3. The Story of Architecture in Mexico by Trent E. Sanford
    29. [+]
      Fiction Hellbox, by John O'Hara, p. 378 - 4 Reviews
      1. Hellbox by John O'Hara
      2. Miracle on 34th Street by Valentine Davies
      3. Home Port by Olive Higgins Prouty
      4. The Enchanted by Martin Flavin
    30. The Open Forum, pp. 379-386
    31. Cover (Juan Peron) by Arthur Lidov
  10. [+]
    October 1947 Issue = 31 Articles
    1. Kaltenborn Edits the News by Giraud Chester, pp. 391-402
    2. Sex and the Double Standard by Waverley Root, pp. 403-408
    3. Experience by John Van Brakle, p. 409
    4. Can Russia Take Turkey? by George Moorad, pp. 410-414
    5. Release by G.E. Hunter, p. 415
    6. The Failure of Journalism Schools by Chet Vonier, pp. 416-423
    7. Autumn by David Morton, p. 424
    8. New York, the Empire State by Sam Shulsky, pp. 425-432
    9. Phrase Origins-19 by Morris Rosenblum, p. 433
    10. The Skeptics' Corner by Bergen Evans, pp. 434-438
    11. Our Underpaid College Professors by Noel O. Lewis, pp. 439-446
    12. Old Women by Frances Frost, pp. 447-449
    13. Incurable Multiple Sclerosis by Howard A. Rusk, M.D., pp. 450-454
    14. The Theatre by George Jean Nathan, pp. 455-460
    15. Sacrilege, A Story by Ed McNamara, pp. 461-467
    16. The Soap Box, pp. 468-472
    17. Big Business and the Arts by Benjamin M. Steigman, pp. 473-479
    18. Short Story by Charles Angoff, p. 480
    19. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 481-484
    20. Buttermilk Tom by Stanley Walker, pp. 485-491
    21. The Staircase by Sjanna Solum, p. 492
    22. [+]
      The American Tradition by Ben Ray Redman, pp. 493-500 - 1 Review
      1. The Shaping of the American Tradition by Louis M. Hacker
    23. [+]
      The Check List, p. 501 - 6 Reviews
      1. Howe and Hummel by Richard H. Rovere
      2. Ferdinand Lassalle: Romantic Revolutionary by David Footman
      3. Reilly of the White House by William J. Slocum and Michael F. Reilly
      4. They Saw Gandhi by John S. Hoyland
      5. An Autobiography by Anthony Trollope
      6. Some Days Were Happy by Louis Sobol
    24. [+]
      Foreign Affairs Tito's Imperial Communism, by R.H. Markham, p. 502 - 5 Reviews
      1. Tito's Imperial Communism by R.H. Markham
      2. The Philippine Story by David Bernstein
      3. Report from Spain by Emmet John Hughes
      4. The Brazilians: People of Tomorrow by Hernane Tavares de Sa
      5. Democracy and Empire in the Caribbean by Paul Blanshard
    25. [+]
      History The Development of the Soviet Economic System,..., p. 503 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Development of the Soviet Economic System by Alexander Baykov
      2. The Spanish Empire in America by Clarence H. Haring
    26. [+]
      The Arts All In Line, by Saul Steinberg, p. 503 - 2 Reviews
      1. All In Line by Saul Steinberg
      2. Polish Jews by Roman Vishniac
    27. [+]
      Essays Walt Whitman's Backward Glances, by Sculley Br..., p. 504 - 2 Reviews
      1. Walt Whitman's Backward Glances by Sculley Bradley, John Alford Stevenson, and Walt Whitman, ...
      2. Spring in Washington by Louis J. Halle, Jr.
    28. [+]
      Poetry The Old Mandarin, by Christopher Morley, p. 504 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Old Mandarin by Christopher Morley
      2. Poems by Samuel Greenberg by Harold Holden, Jack McManis, and Samuel Greenberg, ...
    29. The Open Forum , pp. 505-509
    30. [+]
      Miscellaneous Stop Annoying Your Children, by William W. Bauer, pp. 510-514 - 2 Reviews
      1. Stop Annoying Your Children by William W. Bauer
      2. The Red Plotters by Hamilton Fish
    31. Cover (H.V. Kaltenborn) by Arthur Lidov
  11. [+]
    November 1947 Issue = 32 Articles
    1. The Open Forum, pp. 516-518
    2. Stalin Plotted a Separate Peace by Donald B. Sanders, pp. 519-526
    3. The Animal Sea by Charles Edward Eaton, p. 527
    4. This Is the Arab by Ted Berkman, pp. 528-535
    5. The Catholic-Protestant Feud by Alson J. Smith, pp. 536-542
    6. Plain Talk about Romantic Love by Waverley Root, pp. 543-548
    7. Old People in Rocking Chairs by Daniel Webster Smythe, p. 549
    8. Who Are the Liberals? by Norman Thomas, pp. 550-554
    9. Concentric Circles by Sjanna Solum, p. 555
    10. The Skeptics' Corner by Bergen Evans, pp. 556-560
    11. Connecticut by Tim Taylor, pp. 561-569
    12. Party Dress, A Story by Gloria Neustadt Biggs, pp. 570-574
    13. Phrase Origins-20 by Morris Rosenblum, pp. 575-577
    14. My Home Town by W.E. Woodward, pp. 578-587
    15. The Soap Box, pp. 588-591
    16. Melville and the Problem of Evil by Rudolph Von Abele, pp. 592-598
    17. The Theatre by George Jean Nathan, pp. 599-602
    18. Sam Mason's Barn by Kaye Starbird, p. 603
    19. The Dangers and Cure of Obesity by Milton L. Zisowitz, pp. 604-609
    20. The Bookkeeper by Ethel Barnett de Vito, p. 610
    21. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 611-614
    22. The Joe Miller Joke Book Legend by Stanley Lichtenstein, pp. 615-617
    23. Phrase Origins-21 by David W. Maurer, p. 618
    24. [+]
      Forced Labor in Soviet Russia by Bertram D. Wolfe, pp. 619-627 - 4 Reviews
      1. Report on the Russian Timber Camps by Alan Pim and Edward Bateson
      2. I Speak for the Silent by Vladimir V. Tchernavin
      3. Forced Labor in Soviet Russia by David J. Dallin and Boris I. Nicolaevsky
      4. The Dark Side of the Moon by Anonymous
    25. [+]
      The Check List, p. 628 - 5 Reviews
      1. I Remember Distinctly by Agnes Rogers and Frederick Lewis Allen
      2. Our Lusty Forefathers by Fairfax D. Downey
      3. Foreign Mud by Maurice Collis
      4. From Dreyfus to Petain by Wilhelm Herzog
      5. It Takes All Kinds by Lloyd Lewis
    26. [+]
      Music The Other Side of the Record, by Charles O'Con..., p. 629 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Other Side of the Record by Charles O'Connell
      2. Composers in America by Claire R. Reis
      3. Dmitri Shostakovich by Ivan I. Martynov
    27. [+]
      Biography American Memoir, by Henry Seidel Canby, p. 629 - 3 Reviews
      1. American Memoir by Henry Seidel Canby
      2. Wilson: The Road to the White House by Arthur S. Link
      3. The Assault by Allen R. Matthews
    28. [+]
      Foreign Affairs Operation Moscow, by Christopher Norborg, p. 630 - 2 Reviews
      1. Operation Moscow by Christopher Norborg
      2. Germany: Bridge or Battleground by James P. Warburg
    29. [+]
      Anthologies Abraham Lincoln: His Life, Work, and Character..., p. 631 - 2 Reviews
      1. Abraham Lincoln: His Life, Work, and Character by Edward Wagenknecht
      2. A Treasury of Mexican Folkways by Frances Toor
    30. [+]
      Fiction Clarkton, by Howard Fast, pp. 631-635 - 2 Reviews
      1. Clarkton by Howard Fast
      2. Mrs. Candy and Saturday Night by Robert Tallant
    31. The Record Cabinet by Howard L. Goodkind, pp. 636-642
    32. Cover by Arthur Lidov
  12. [+]
    December 1947 Issue = 33 Articles
    1. [+]
      The Check List, pp. 644-646 - 3 Reviews
      1. End of a Berlin Diary by William L. Shirer
      2. The European Cockpit by William Henry Chamberlin
      3. To the Bitter End by Hans Bernd Gisevius
    2. Why Europe Doesn't Trust Us by Andre Visson, pp. 647-652
    3. How to Run a Railroad by Robert R. Young, pp. 653-661
    4. Rents Were Low in Greenwich Village by Floyd Dell, pp. 662-667
    5. Phrase Origins-22 by Morris Rosenblum, p. 668
    6. The State of Georgia by Wenzell Brown, pp. 669-676
    7. The Fine Art of Smuggling by Frederic Sondern, Jr., pp. 677-682
    8. To the Natural World by Sister M. Bernetta Quinn, O.S.F., p. 683
    9. Report on Russian Imperialism by Neal Stanford, pp. 684-689
    10. Perspective by Ethel Romig Fuller, p. 690
    11. The Skeptics' Corner by Bergen Evans, pp. 691-694
    12. Facts and Legends about Eyes by Louis H. Schwartz, M.D., pp. 695-699
    13. The Soap Box, pp. 700-705
    14. The Dallas Morning News by Stanley Walker, pp. 706-715
    15. The Theatre by George Jean Nathan, pp. 716-720
    16. Through Train by Kaye Starbird, p. 721
    17. White on Black, A Story by Tess Slesinger, pp. 722-729
    18. Local Item by Charles Angoff, p. 730
    19. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 731-734
    20. Chicago by Stewart H. Holbrook, pp. 735-740
    21. A Fugitive Text by Matthew Biller, p. 741
    22. Music: A New Norwegian Composer by Howard L. Goodkind, pp. 742-745
    23. The Record Cabinet, pp. 746-747
    24. [+]
      America Reviews Its Past by Ben Ray Redman, pp. 748-755 - 1 Review
      1. Postscript to Yesterday by Lloyd R. Morris
    25. [+]
      The Check List, p. 756 - 3 Reviews
      1. You're the Boss by Edward J. Flynn
      2. From Slavery to Freedom by John Hope Franklin
      3. The New Slavery by Hoffman Nickerson
    26. [+]
      Music The Musical Workshop, by Frederick Dorian, p. 756 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Musical Workshop by Frederick Dorian
      2. The Mussorgsky Reader by Jay Leyda and Sergei Bertensson
    27. [+]
      The Arts Theatre Book of the Year, 1946-1947, by George..., p. 757 - 3 Reviews
      1. Theatre Book of the Year, 1946-1947 by George Jean Nathan
      2. El Greco by Maurice Legendre
      3. Addams and Evil by Charles Addams
    28. [+]
      History Mixed Train Daily, by Lucius Beebe, p. 757 - 2 Reviews
      1. Mixed Train Daily by Lucius Beebe
      2. Red Hannah: Delaware's Whipping Post by Robert Graham Caldwell
    29. [+]
      Fiction Adversary in the House, by Irving Stone, p. 758 - 2 Reviews
      1. Adversary in the House by Irving Stone
      2. Dirty Eddie by Ludwig Bemelmans
    30. [+]
      Miscellaneous Speaking of Animals, by Alan Devoe, p. 758 - 2 Reviews
      1. Speaking of Animals by Alan Devoe
      2. Existentialism by Jean-Paul Sartre
    31. The Open Forum, pp. 759-762
    32. Index To Volume LXV, pp. 763-768
    33. Cover by Arthur Lidov
9. [+]
  Issues of 1948 = 12 Issues, 366 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1949 = 12 Issues, 346 Articles
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1. [+]
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2. [+]
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  Issues of 1952 = 12 Issues, 213 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1953 = 11 Issues, 325 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1954 = 12 Issues, 479 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1955 = 12 Issues, 494 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1956 = 10 Issues, 357 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1957 = 12 Issues, 394 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1958 = 12 Issues, 364 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1959 = 12 Issues, 453 Articles
[+]
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1. [+]
  Issues of 1960 = 12 Issues, 439 Articles