September 1948 Issue, THE AMERICAN MERCURY

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  1. [+]
    January 1948 Issue = 29 Articles
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      The Check List, pp. 5-6 - 2 Reviews
      1. Speaking Frankly by James F. Byrnes
      2. The Proper Bostonians by Cleveland Amory
    2. World Communism Has Passed Its Peak by Martin Ebon, pp. 7-16
    3. The Financial Plight of Our Cities by Sam Shulsky, pp. 17-23
    4. Phrase Origins-23 by David W. Maurer and Everett DeBaun, p. 24
    5. The Bank the James Boys Didn't Rob by Stewart H. Holbrook, pp. 25-28
    6. Franco's Spain by Melanie L. Pflaum, pp. 29-36
    7. The Theatre by George Jean Nathan, pp. 37-40
    8. Summer Inn by Ethel Barnett de Vito, p. 41
    9. Secret of the Battle of the Bulge by Donald B. Robinson, pp. 42-47
    10. The Skeptics' Corner by Bergen Evans, pp. 48-50
    11. What is Known about Undulant Fever by Louise Cross, pp. 51-56
    12. Inside Prohibition Headquarters by Alson J. Smith, pp. 57-65
    13. The State of Maine by Robert P. Tristram Coffin, pp. 66-73
    14. The Sky Hook, A Story by Kenneth Millar, pp. 74-78
    15. Consequence by John Van Brakle, p. 79
    16. The Soap Box, pp. 80-83
    17. Sex in American Fiction by Floyd Dell, pp. 84-90
    18. Down to Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 91-94
    19. Historic Supreme Court Battles by Nathaniel Phillips, pp. 95-100
    20. Miniature by Mary Poole, p. 101
    21. Music: The Stradivarius Myth by Schima Kaufman, pp. 102-106
    22. The Record Cabinet by Howard L. Goodkind, pp. 107-108
    23. [+]
      The Library: Stalin-Worship in Russian Schools by Bertram D. Wolfe, pp. 109-116 - 1 Review
      1. I Want to Be Like Stalin by B.P. Yesipov and N.K. Goncharov
    24. [+]
      The Check List, p. 117 - 2 Reviews
      1. A Pattern of Politics by August Heckscher
      2. Jobs for Women Over Thirty-Five by Julietta K. Arthur
    25. [+]
      Biography The Gift of Life, by William E. Woodward, p. 117 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Gift of Life by William E. Woodward
      2. William Allen White's America by Walter Johnson
      3. Harry Truman: A Political Biography by William P. Helm
    26. [+]
      History The Times of Melville and Whitman, by Van Wyck..., p. 118 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Times of Melville and Whitman by Van Wyck Brooks
      2. Land of Liberty by Fred Hamlin
    27. [+]
      Foreign Affairs Hungary: The Unwilling Satellite, by John Flou..., p. 119 - 7 Reviews
      1. Hungary: The Unwilling Satellite by John Flournoy Montgomery
      2. The River Plate Republics by Betty de Sherbinin
      3. Land of the Andes by T.R. Ybarra
      4. The Rainbow Republics by Ralph Hancock
      5. The Cultural Approach by Ruth Emily McMurry and Muna Lee
      6. Struggle for Germany by Russell Hill
      7. The Revolt of Asia by Robert Payne
    28. The Open Forum, pp. 120-128
    29. Cover (Franco) by Arthur Lidov
  2. [+]
    February 1948 Issue = 34 Articles
    1. [+]
      The Check List, pp. 133-134 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Story of American Railroads by Stewart H. Holbrook
      2. Juarez and His Mexico by Ralph Roeder
      3. We, the People by Leo Huberman
    2. The Communist Record in Hollywood by Oliver Carlson, pp. 135-142
    3. From Bee-Sting, Spider-Bite by Charles Edward Eaton, p. 143
    4. Murder as a Sex Practice by Frank C. Waldrop, pp. 144-149
    5. Curves of Quiet by Joseph Joel Keith, p. 150
    6. America's Traffic Headaches by Sam Shulsky, pp. 151-156
    7. Golden Boy by Robert P. Tristram Coffin, p. 157
    8. Vishinsky: Russian Warmonger by Mark Vishniak, pp. 158-165
    9. The Skeptics' Corner by Bergen Evans, pp. 166-169
    10. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by Matthew Huttner, pp. 170-178
    11. The Soap Box, pp. 179-182
    12. General Vlassov's Mystery Army by Eugene Lyons, pp. 183-190
    13. Sonnet of Four Elements by Ulrich Troubetzkoy, pp. 191-193
    14. The Last-Borned, A Story by James McAdory, pp. 194-200
    15. School Teacher by Charles Angoff, p. 201
    16. The Theatre by George Jean Nathan, pp. 202-206
    17. To Know Words by May Williams Ward, p. 207
    18. The Army and Navy Journal by William Hines and Edward Cottrell, pp. 208-216
    19. Facts about Rheumatic Fever by Beatrice Borst, pp. 217-222
    20. Portrait of a Pious Lady by Marion Doyle, p. 223
    21. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 224-226
    22. On Looking into the Grand Canyon by Wilbert Snow, p. 227
    23. Murder at Harvard by Stewart H. Holbrook, pp. 228-232
    24. Phrase Origins-24 by Morris Rosenblum, p. 233
    25. The Record Cabinet by Howard L. Goodkind, pp. 234-236
    26. [+]
      The Library: The Literary Tone of the Twenties by Ben Ray Redman, pp. 237-244 - 1 Review
      1. The Last of the Provincials by Maxwell Geismar
    27. [+]
      The Check List, p. 245 - 3 Reviews
      1. One Hundred Years Ago: American Writing of 1847 by James Playsted Wood
      2. Lucky Forward by Robert S. Allen
      3. The Other Kingdom by David Rousset
    28. [+]
      Biography The Marshall Fields: A Study in Wealth, by Joh..., p. 246 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Marshall Fields: A Study in Wealth by John William Tebbel
      2. The von Hassell Diaries, 1938-1944 by Ulrich von Hassell
    29. [+]
      Foreign Affairs Rebuilding the World Economy, by Norman S. Buc..., p. 246 - 3 Reviews
      1. Rebuilding the World Economy by Norman S. Buchanan and Friedrich A. Lutz
      2. The Calculated Risk by Hamilton Fish Armstrong
      3. Europe Without Baedeker by Edmund Wilson
    30. [+]
      National Affairs America's Destiny, by Herman Finer, p. 247 - 2 Reviews
      1. America's Destiny by Herman Finer
      2. Letter from Grosvenor Square by John Gilbert Winant
    31. [+]
      Fiction The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, p. 247 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Pearl by John Steinbeck
      2. The Sure Hand of God by Erskine Caldwell
    32. The Open Forum , pp. 248-254
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      Miscellaneous Golden Multitudes, by Frank Luther Mott, pp. 255-258 - 2 Reviews
      1. Golden Multitudes by Frank Luther Mott
      2. Albert Schweitzer: An Anthology by Charles R. Joy and Albert Schweitzer
    34. Cover (Vishinsky) by Arthur Lidov
  3. [+]
    March 1948 Issue = 29 Articles
    1. [+]
      The Check List, p. 261 - 3 Reviews
      1. World Communism Today by Martin Ebon
      2. The Steep Places by Norman Angell
      3. Bomber Offensive by Arthur T. Harris
    2. [+]
      Public Affairs Spotlight on a Union, by Donald B. Robinson, pp. 261-262 - 2 Reviews
      1. Spotlight on a Union by Donald B. Robinson
      2. Race and Nationality as Factors in American Life by Henry Pratt Fairchild
    3. Secretary of Defense Forrestal by Donald Robinson, pp. 263-271
    4. Our Scandalous Divorce Laws by Dorothy Dunbar Bromley, pp. 272-277
    5. That Feller Oates!, A Story by August Derleth, pp. 278-285
    6. Washington Lobbies by Ruth Finney, pp. 286-293
    7. The State of Texas by Stanley Walker, pp. 294-302
    8. The Theatre by George Jean Nathan, pp. 303-308
    9. The Collapse of Czech Democracy by Daniel Seligman, pp. 309-316
    10. The Skeptics' Corner by Bergen Evans, pp. 317-321
    11. Some Officers Enjoyed the War by Frank L. Kluckhohn, pp. 322-326
    12. Any Afternoon by David Morton, p. 327
    13. The Life of a Soviet Professor by Dmitri Buligin, pp. 328-336
    14. The Soap Box, pp. 337-340
    15. Psychosomatic Allergy by Harry Swartz, M.D., pp. 341-346
    16. What Constitutes an Educated Man by O.C. Carmichael, pp. 347-351
    17. By These Words by Joseph Joel Keith, p. 352
    18. The Airplane Helps the Farmer by Harold W. Baldwin, pp. 353-357
    19. Phrase Origins-25 by Morris Rosenblum, p. 358
    20. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 359-362
    21. Old Men's Ward by Elma Dean, p. 363
    22. The Barter Theatre by George Kent, pp. 364-368
    23. Friend by Sister M. Bernetta Quinn, O.S.F., p. 369
    24. [+]
      The Individual vs. the State by Bertram D. Wolfe, pp. 370-376 - 1 Review
      1. Man and the State by William Ebenstein
    25. [+]
      The Check List, p. 377 - 3 Reviews
      1. The American Experience by Henry Bamford Parkes
      2. Berry and Lincoln, Frontier Merchants by Zarel C. Spears and Robert S. Barton
      3. The Rise of the Spanish American Empire by Salvador de Madariaga
    26. [+]
      Biography Albert Schweitzer: The Man and His Mind, by Ge..., p. 377 - 2 Reviews
      1. Albert Schweitzer: The Man and His Mind by George Seaver
      2. Doctor Freud: An Analysis and a Warning by Emil Ludwig
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      Miscellaneous Frontiers of Jazz, by Ralph de Toledano, p. 378 - 3 Reviews
      1. Frontiers of Jazz by Ralph de Toledano
      2. Two Came to Town by Simeon Strunsky
      3. Eagle at My Eyes by Norman Katkov
    28. The Open Forum, pp. 379-386
    29. Cover (Forrestal) by Arthur Lidov
  4. [+]
    April 1948 Issue = 31 Articles
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      The Check List, pp. 389-390 - 2 Reviews
      1. Your Newspaper: Blueprint for a Better Press by Leon Svirsky
      2. Free Trade, Free World by Oswald Garrison Villard
    2. The Future of Dwight Eisenhower by Donald Robinson, pp. 391-399
    3. Artificial Insemination by Clintie Winfrey Kenney, pp. 400-406
    4. The Fund-Raising Business by John Wieting, pp. 407-414
    5. The Great Canol Fiasco by Richard L. Neuberger, pp. 415-421
    6. Curley of Boston by Frank L. Kluckhohn, pp. 422-428
    7. The Theatre by George Jean Nathan, pp. 429-431
    8. Theory of Value by Sister M. Bernetta Quinn, O.S.F., p. 432
    9. German Anti-Semitism Today by Richard Hanser, pp. 433-438
    10. The Wind Is Blind, A Story by James Wesley Ingles, pp. 439-446
    11. Masque by Lillian Everts, pp. 447-449
    12. The Soap Box, pp. 450-453
    13. The State of Iowa by Henry G. Felsen, pp. 454-461
    14. The Press and the Pulitzer Prizes by Carroll Binder, pp. 462-470
    15. Phrase Origins-26 by Morris Rosenblum, p. 471
    16. The Skeptics' Corner by Bergen Evans, pp. 472-475
    17. Sagebrush Justice by Wayne Gard, pp. 476-481
    18. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 482-485
    19. Chant of the Winds by M. Ludington Cain, p. 486
    20. You Can't Beat the Horses by Robert Saunders Dowst, pp. 487-492
    21. The Record Cabinet by Howard L. Goodkind, pp. 493-494
    22. [+]
      The Making of the Constitution by Ben Ray Redman, pp. 495-502 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Great Rehearsal by Carl Van Doren
      2. The Enduring Federalist by Charles A. Beard
    23. [+]
      The Check List, p. 503 - 6 Reviews
      1. Henry Wallace: The Man and the Myth by Dwight Macdonald
      2. The Case of Rudolf Hess by John R. Rees
      3. Prophet in the Wilderness by Hermann Hagedorn
      4. David Lilienthal: Public Servent in a Power Age by Willson Whitman
      5. Admiral Halsey's Story by William F. Halsey and J. Bryan III
      6. Confessions of a Congressman by Jerry Voorhis
    24. [+]
      History The Great Forest, by Richard G. Lillard, p. 504 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Great Forest by Richard G. Lillard
      2. The Sea and the States by Samuel W. Bryant
    25. [+]
      Foreign Affairs I Saw Poland Betrayed, by Arthur Bliss Lane, p. 504 - 5 Reviews
      1. I Saw Poland Betrayed by Arthur Bliss Lane
      2. Soviet Russia: The Land and Its People by Nicholas N. Mikhailov
      3. How to Stop the Russians---Without War by Fritz Sternberg
      4. Finland and World War II, 1939-1944 by John H. Wuorinen
      5. This is Mexico by E. Evalyn Grumbine McNally and Andrew McNally, ...
    26. [+]
      Music Music and Women, by Sophie Drinker, p. 505 - 6 Reviews
      1. Music and Women by Sophie Drinker
      2. The Music of Sibelius by Gerald Abraham
      3. From Beethoven to Shostakovich by Max Graf
      4. The Concert Companion by Robert C. Bagar and Louis L. Biancolli
      5. The Encyclopedists as Critics of Music by Alfred Richard Oliver
      6. The ASCAP Biographical Dictionary of Composers, Authors and Publishers by Daniel I. McNamara
    27. [+]
      Folk Lore Paul Bunyan, by James Stevens, p. 506 - 2 Reviews
      1. Paul Bunyan by James Stevens
      2. Febold Feboldson by Paul R. Beath
    28. [+]
      Fiction Other Voices, Other Rooms, by Truman Capote, p. 506 - 2 Reviews
      1. Other Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote
      2. The Neighbors by Virginia E. Sorensen
    29. [+]
      Miscellaneous Ashes and Fire, by Jacob Pat, p. 507 - 4 Reviews
      1. Ashes and Fire by Jacob Pat
      2. Poems for Men by Damon Runyon
      3. More Interesting People by Robert J. Casey
      4. Their Search for God by Florence Mary Fitch
    30. The Open Forum, pp. 508-514
    31. Cover (Eisenhower) by Arthur Lidov
  5. [+]
    May 1948 Issue = 36 Articles
    1. [+]
      The Check List, pp. 517-518 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Last Billionaire: Henry Ford by William C. Richards#2
      2. War As I Knew It by George S. Patton, Jr. and Paul D. Harkins
    2. America's Critical Military Position by William B. Ziff, pp. 519-525
    3. Seaman's Daughter by Ethel Barnett de Vito, p. 526
    4. The Plight of the Unmarried by Thomas C. Desmond, pp. 527-533
    5. Affinity by Barbara True, p. 534
    6. Warren of California by Oliver Carlson, pp. 535-543
    7. The Three Sirens of Portland by Stewart H. Holbrook, pp. 544-548
    8. Song for a Morning Dance by Charles Angoff, p. 549
    9. The Theatre by George Jean Nathan, pp. 550-553
    10. Phrase Origins-27 by Morris Rosenblum, p. 554
    11. Report on Television by L.T. Steele, pp. 555-561
    12. Silence by John Van Brakle, p. 562
    13. The Soap Box, pp. 563-566
    14. Wallace and the New Dealers by Nathan Robertson, pp. 567-571
    15. The Skeptics' Corner by Bergen Evans, pp. 572-577
    16. The State of Vermont by Barrows Mussey, pp. 578-585
    17. What Causes Alcoholism? by Alson J. Smith, pp. 586-591
    18. Phrase Origins-28 by David W. Maurer and Everett DeBaun, p. 592
    19. State of The Union by Eugene Lyons, pp. 593-597
    20. Phrase Origins-29 by Louis Jay Herman, p. 598
    21. Birthday Present, A Story by George Loveridge, pp. 599-604
    22. In a Cemetery by Marion Doyle, p. 605
    23. James Madison, Nationalist by Irving Brant, pp. 606-611
    24. No Salvage by Ben Ray Redman, p. 612
    25. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 613-616
    26. Chicago's Health Crusader by Paul de Kruif, pp. 617-622
    27. [+]
      Love and Law by Waverley Root, pp. 623-629 - 1 Review
      1. Sexual Behavior in the Human Male by Alfred C. Kinsey, Wardell Baxter Pomeroy, and Clyde E. Martin, ...
    28. End of Circle by Joseph Joel Keith, p. 630
    29. [+]
      The Check List, p. 631 - 2 Reviews
      1. Nazi-Soviet Relations, 1939-1941 by Raymond James Sontag and James Stuart Beddie
      2. Everyman's History of the Jews by Sulamith Ish-Kishor
    30. [+]
      Foreign Affairs Germany: What Now?, by Joachim Joesten, p. 631 - 2 Reviews
      1. Germany: What Now? by Joachim Joesten
      2. Fallen Sun: A Report on Japan by Noel F. Busch
    31. [+]
      Public Questions A Mask for Privilege, by Carey McWilliams, p. 632 - 3 Reviews
      1. A Mask for Privilege by Carey McWilliams
      2. Communism and the Conscience of the West by Fulton J. Sheen
      3. The Labor Leader by Eli Ginzberg
    32. [+]
      Language The American Language: Supplement Two, by H.L...., p. 632 - 2 Reviews
      1. The American Language: Supplement Two by H.L. Mencken
      2. World Words: Recommended Pronunciations by W. Cabell Greet
    33. [+]
      Music Handel's Messiah, by Robert Manson Myers, p. 633 - 1 Review
      1. Handel's Messiah by Robert Manson Myers
    34. [+]
      Poetry The White Pony, by Robert Payne, p. 633 - 2 Reviews
      1. The White Pony by Robert Payne
      2. Trial of a Poet, and Other Poems by Karl Shapiro
    35. The Open Forum, pp. 634-642
    36. Cover (Earl Warren) by Arthur Lidov
  6. [+]
    June 1948 Issue = 28 Articles
    1. Taft the Presidential Candidate by Kenneth Crawford, pp. 647-653
    2. Senator Taft Replies, pp. 654-658
    3. How to Liberate the Colleges by Bergen Evans, pp. 659-663
    4. Phrase Origins-30 by Louis Jay Herman, p. 664
    5. Canadian Ideals and U.S. Dollars by Bruce Hutchison, pp. 665-672
    6. The Theatre by George Jean Nathan, pp. 673-676
    7. The State of West Virginia by Michael Kearns, pp. 677-683
    8. The Ordeal of Herbert Hoover by Eugene Lyons, pp. 684-692
    9. The Grass Still Grows by Kaye Starbird, p. 693
    10. The Soap Box, pp. 694-697
    11. The Lynching of the McDonald Boys by Richard M. Dorson, pp. 698-702
    12. Preacher by Charles Angoff, pp. 703-705
    13. Ellie Newcomb, A Story by Carol Kemerer Edwards, pp. 706-718
    14. The Skeptics' Corner by Bergen Evans, pp. 719-720
    15. The New Communist Internationals by Martin Ebon, pp. 721-728
    16. Ship News Reporters by Caroline Bird Menuez, pp. 729-734
    17. Phrase Origins-31 by Morris Rosenblum, p. 735
    18. The Changeless Ways of Man by Clellan S. Ford, pp. 736-740
    19. Conclusion by Ben Ray Redman, p. 741
    20. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 742-745
    21. Facts about Milk by Dr. James A. Tobey, P.H., pp. 746-750
    22. [+]
      Politics and Fiction in Mexico by Bertram D. Wolfe, pp. 751-758 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Eagle and the Serpent by Martin Luis Guzman
      2. The Shadow of the Chief by Martin Luis Guzman
      3. The Under-Dogs by Mariano Azuela
    23. [+]
      The Check List, p. 759 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Meaning of Human History by Morris R. Cohen
      2. President Roosevelt and the Coming of the War, 1941 by Charles A. Beard
      3. The March of Muscovy by Harold Lamb
    24. [+]
      Public Questions Missouri Waltz, by Maurice M. Milligan, p. 760 - 3 Reviews
      1. Missouri Waltz by Maurice M. Milligan
      2. Toward World Peace by Henry A. Wallace
      3. Our Own Baedeker by Eugene Kinkead and Russell Maloney
    25. [+]
      Biography The Journals of Andre Gide, Vol. I: 1889-1913,..., p. 760 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Journals of Andre Gide, Vol. I: 1889-1913 by Justin O'Brien and Andre Gide
      2. The Hooded Hawk by D.B. Wyndham Lewis
    26. [+]
      Fiction The Ides of March, by Thornton Wilder, p. 761 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Ides of March by Thornton Wilder
      2. That Winter by Merle Miller
    27. The Open Forum, pp. 762-763
    28. Index To Volume LXVI, pp. 764-770
  7. [+]
    July 1948 Issue = 31 Articles
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      The Check List, pp. 5-6 - 2 Reviews
      1. This Was Normalcy by Karl Schriftgiesser
      2. Insurance and Your Security by E. Albert Gilbert
    2. Navy Brass Imperils Our Defense by William Bradford Huie, pp. 7-13
    3. Cradle Song by Frances Frost, p. 14
    4. The Police Gazette by Matthew Huttner, pp. 15-23
    5. Is God Necessary? by Alson J. Smith, pp. 24-31
    6. Phrase Origins--32 by Louis Jay Herman, p. 32
    7. Secretary of State Marshall by Donald Robinson, pp. 33-40
    8. Memorandum for Eternity by Charles Angoff, p. 41
    9. The Threatre by George Jean Nathan, pp. 42-46
    10. He Had a Dream by Lillian Everts, p. 47
    11. Triumph, A Story by Alice Beal Parsons, pp. 48-53
    12. The Aurora Communists by Stewart H. Holbrook, pp. 54-59
    13. The Soap Box, pp. 60-65
    14. The World of John Adams by Rudolph Von Abele, pp. 66-73
    15. The Skeptics' Corner by Bergen Evans, pp. 74-78
    16. The State of New Hampshire by Arthur K. Smart, pp. 79-86
    17. The Record of Public Housing by Anya F. Smith, pp. 87-92
    18. How Doctors Avoid Operations by Louis H. Schwartz, M.D., pp. 93-98
    19. Definitions by Joseph Joel Keith, p. 99
    20. Down to Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 100-103
    21. The Farce of Honorary Degrees by Adolph E. Meyer, pp. 104-110
    22. [+]
      The Philosophy of History by Ben Ray Redman, pp. 111-117 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Reconstruction of Humanity by Pitirim A. Sorokin
      2. Civilization on Trial by Arnold J. Toynbee
    23. Phrase Origins--33 by John Baker Opdycke, p. 118
    24. [+]
      The Check List, p. 119 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Case for de Gaulle by Andre Malraux and James Burnham
      2. Lands of the Dawning Morrow by Carleton Beals
    25. [+]
      History The Rise and Fall of Third Parties, by William..., p. 119 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Rise and Fall of Third Parties by William B. Hesseltine
      2. A Survey of Western Civilization by Harry Elmer Barnes
    26. [+]
      Anthologies A Treasury of New England Folklore, by B.A. Bo..., p. 120 - 4 Reviews
      1. A Treasury of New England Folklore by B.A. Botkin
      2. The Portable Veblen by Max Lerner and Thorstein Veblen
      3. One Hundred American Poems by Selden Rodman
      4. The Questing Spirit by Halford E. Luccock and Frances Brentano
    27. [+]
      Biography James Madison: The Nationalist, 1780-1787, by ..., p. 121 - 5 Reviews
      1. James Madison: The Nationalist, 1780-1787 by Irving Brant
      2. Bucket Boy by Ernest L. Meyer
      3. The Buried Are Screaming by Helen Waren
      4. Personal Equation by Albert Guerard
      5. Heirs Apparent by Klyde Young and Lamar Middleton
    28. [+]
      The Arts A Short History of Opera, by Donald Jay Grout, p. 122 - 2 Reviews
      1. A Short History of Opera by Donald Jay Grout
      2. An Approach to Modern Painting by Morris Davidson
    29. [+]
      Miscellaneous Early Irish Literature, by Myles Dillon, p. 122 - 2 Reviews
      1. Early Irish Literature by Myles Dillon
      2. Medicine Today
    30. The Open Forum, pp. 123-128
    31. Cover (Marshall) by Arthur Lidov
  8. [+]
    August 1948 Issue = 27 Articles
    1. Behind the Palestine Mess by William B. Ziff, pp. 135-146
    2. Ross of the New Yorker by Allen Churchill, pp. 147-154
    3. Phrase Origins---34 by David Maurer and Everett DeBaun, p. 155
    4. Our Mistakes in Germany by S. Miles Bouton, pp. 156-162
    5. Last Words of a College President by Charles Angoff, p. 163
    6. No Doll Was Abigail by Sibyl Walker, pp. 164-168
    7. What Liberalism Means to Me by John T. Flynn, pp. 169-175
    8. By Nature Alien by Joseph Joel Keith, p. 176
    9. The Skeptics' Corner by Bergen Evans, pp. 177-179
    10. Memoirs of a Soviet Author by Dmitri Buligin, pp. 180-188
    11. The Soap Box, pp. 189-193
    12. The University of Virginia by William Hines and Edward Cottrell, pp. 194-201
    13. Marginal Note by Margery Mansfield, p. 202
    14. In the Good Old Summertime, A Story by Helen Eustis, pp. 203-212
    15. Reporting Vs. the Art of Fiction by J. Donald Adams, pp. 213-218
    16. Racketeering in Hearing Aids by Percival Wilde, pp. 219-228
    17. Outsider by Leslie Nelson Jennings, p. 229
    18. Down to Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 230-233
    19. The State of Wisconsin by Chet Vonier, pp. 234-239
    20. [+]
      Mr. Truman by Ben Ray Redman, pp. 240-246 - 3 Reviews
      1. Tom's Boy Harry by Eugene J. Powell
      2. Missouri Waltz by Maurice M. Milligan
      3. Harry Truman, President by Frank McNaughton and Walter Hehmeyer
    21. Phrase Origins--35 by Morris Rosenblum, p. 247
    22. [+]
      The Check List, p. 248 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Gathering Storm by Winston S. Churchill
      2. Presidential Sweepstakes by Henry Luther Stoddard and Francis W. Leary
    23. [+]
      Biography The Making of an Insurgent, by Fiorello H. La ..., p. 249 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Making of an Insurgent by Fiorello H. La Guardia
      2. Abraham Lincoln's Autobiography by Robert Dale Richardson and Abraham Lincoln
    24. [+]
      Foreign Affairs The Masquerade in Spain, by Charles Foltz, Jr., p. 250 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Masquerade in Spain by Charles Foltz, Jr.
      2. The Stilwell Papers by Theodore H. White and Joseph W. Stilwell
    25. [+]
      Public Questions Adam's Rib, by Ruth Herschberger, p. 250 - 2 Reviews
      1. Adam's Rib by Ruth Herschberger
      2. The Negro Ghetto by Robert C. Weaver
    26. The Open Forum, pp. 251-256
    27. Cover (Harold Ross) by Arthur Lidov
  9. [+]
    September 1948 Issue = 30 Articles
    1. [+]
      The Check List, pp. 261-262 - 2 Reviews
      1. Paul Rosenfeld: Voyager in the Arts by Jerome Mellquist and Lucie Wiese
      2. Our Partnership by Beatrice Webb, Barbara Drake, and Margaret I. Cole, ...
    2. Glen Taylor: Crooner on the Left by Richard L. Neuberger, pp. 263-271
    3. Respite by Mary Atwater Taylor, p. 272
    4. Shall We Abolish the Marine Corps? by William Bradford Huie, pp. 273-280
    5. What We Know About Diet by James Fuller and Peta Fuller, pp. 281-287
    6. Phrase Origins--36 by Louis Jay Herman, p. 288
    7. Life under Socialism in England by H.W. Seaman, pp. 289-294
    8. The World Population Crisis by Albert A. Brandt and James E. Payne, pp. 295-301
    9. Playwrighting in a Vacuum by Walter Prichard Eaton, pp. 302-307
    10. The Silver Sadist by Mary Poole, p. 308
    11. The Daily Miracle by Waverley Root, pp. 309-321
    12. The Skeptics' Corner by Bergen Evans, pp. 322-325
    13. The State of Florida by Frank L. Harvey, pp. 326-333
    14. A Grand Duke Comes to America by Albert Parry, pp. 334-341
    15. The Soap Box, pp. 342-344
    16. Ten Fallacies of Fellow-Travelers by William Henry Chamberlin, pp. 345-350
    17. Down to Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 351-354
    18. The Shape of Things Not Seen by Sjanna Solum, p. 355
    19. Should Spelling Be Streamlined? by Falk Johnson, pp. 356-362
    20. Phrase Origins--37 by John Baker Opdycke, p. 363
    21. [+]
      End of an Era by Ben Ray Redman, pp. 364-371 - 1 Review
      1. The Age of the Great Depression, 1929-1941 by Dixon Wecter
    22. [+]
      The Check List, p. 372 - 5 Reviews
      1. The Mechanical Angel by Donald Friede
      2. Two Quiet Lives by David Cecil
      3. All Our Years by Robert Morss Lovett
      4. Nehru on Gandhi by Jawaharlal Nehru
      5. Our Unknown Ex-President by Eugene Lyons
    23. [+]
      Foreign Affairs The Foreign Affairs Reader, by Hamilton Fish A..., p. 373 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Foreign Affairs Reader by Hamilton Fish Armstrong
      2. We Need Not Fail by Sumner Welles
    24. [+]
      Public Questions Sex Habits of American Men, by Albert Deutsch, p. 374 - 2 Reviews
      1. Sex Habits of American Men by Albert Deutsch
      2. The Pattern of Imperialism by E.M. Winslow
    25. [+]
      Criticism Hart Crane, by Brom Weber, p. 374 - 2 Reviews
      1. Hart Crane by Brom Weber
      2. Bernard Shaw by Eric Bentley
    26. [+]
      History Since 1900, by Oscar Theodore Barck, Jr. and N..., p. 374 - 4 Reviews
      1. Since 1900 by Oscar Theodore Barck, Jr. and Nelson Manfred Blake, ...
      2. The Reshaping of French Democracy by Gordon Wright
      3. The Southern Americas by Abel Plenn
      4. Presidents on Parade: A Pictorial History by Hirst D. Milhollen and Milton Kaplan
    27. [+]
      Fiction World Without Visa, by Jean Malaquais, p. 375 - 2 Reviews
      1. World Without Visa by Jean Malaquais
      2. The Outer Edges by Charles Jackson
    28. [+]
      Miscellaneous The Wit and Wisdom of Alfred North Whitehead, ..., p. 376 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Wit and Wisdom of Alfred North Whitehead by A.H. Johnson and Alfred North Whitehead
      2. Essays in Retrospect by Chauncey Brewster Tinker
      3. Records for the Millions by Paul Whiteman
    29. The Open Forum, pp. 377-384
    30. Cover (Glen Taylor) by Arthur Lidov
  10. [+]
    October 1948 Issue = 27 Articles
    1. Are Communists Traitors to America? by Roscoe Drummond, pp. 389-396
    2. Law and the Right of Privacy by Mitchell Dawson, pp. 397-404
    3. Turning Point by Leslie Nelson Jennings, p. 405
    4. Love in the Pulp Magazines by Ann Warren Griffith, pp. 406-411
    5. Phrase Origins--38 by David W. Maurer and Everett DeBaun, p. 412
    6. Wallace's Communist-Front Party by Charles Angoff, pp. 413-421
    7. The Threatre by George Jean Nathan, pp. 422-428
    8. Autumn Song by Charles Hanson Towne, p. 429
    9. The Radio Give-Aways by Ed James, pp. 430-437
    10. The Devil Can't Look Back, A Story by John Craig Stewart, pp. 438-444
    11. The Soap Box, pp. 445-449
    12. Mudslinging in National Elections by Robert Bendiner, pp. 450-457
    13. Common Occurrence by William Hull, p. 458
    14. Is Prohibition Coming Back? by Alson J. Smith, pp. 459-465
    15. Forsaken Plow by John Robert Quinn, p. 466
    16. Brooklyn, the Forty-Ninth State by Jack Gaver and Dave Stanley, pp. 467-474
    17. The Skeptics' Corner by Bergen Evans, pp. 475-478
    18. The Army and venereal Disease by James A. Tobey, Dr. P.H., pp. 479-483
    19. Down to Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 484-487
    20. Bunco Kelly, King of the Crimps by Stewart H. Holbrook, pp. 488-493
    21. [+]
      The South and Current Literature by Irving Howe, pp. 494-503 - 6 Reviews
      1. This Very Earth by Erskine Caldwell
      2. Intruder in the Dust by William Faulkner
      3. A Southern Vanguard by Allen Tate
      4. Night Rider by Robert Penn Warren
      5. The Circus in the Attic, and Other Stories by Robert Penn Warren
      6. A Long Fourth, and Other Stories by Peter Taylor
    22. [+]
      The Check List, p. 504 - 5 Reviews
      1. Dictators and Disciples: From Caesar to Stalin by Gustav Bychowski
      2. Palestine, Land of Israel by Herbert S. Sonnenfeld
      3. Presidents' Sons by Joseph J. Perling
      4. Readings in Russian History by Warren B. Walsh
      5. Memphis Down in Dixie by Shields McIlwaine
    23. [+]
      Foreign Affairs The Indonesian Story, by Charles Wolf, Jr., p. 505 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Indonesian Story by Charles Wolf, Jr.
      2. The Magic Land: Mexico by Ralph Hancock
    24. [+]
      Biography The Memoirs of Cordell Hull, by Cordell Hull, p. 505 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Memoirs of Cordell Hull by Cordell Hull
      2. An Autobiography by Mohandas K. Gandhi
    25. [+]
      Literature Pleasures and Regrets, by Marcel Proust, p. 506 - 2 Reviews
      1. Pleasures and Regrets by Marcel Proust
      2. The Moment, and Other Essays by Virginia Woolf
    26. The Open Forum, pp. 507-512
    27. Cover (Henry Wallace) by Arthur Lidov
  11. [+]
    November 1948 Issue = 35 Articles
    1. [+]
      The Check List, pp. 516-518 - 6 Reviews
      1. The Old Beauty, and Others by Willa Cather
      2. Tomorrow Will Be Better by Betty Smith
      3. The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene
      4. Long After Summer by Robert Nathan
      5. The Answer to Question 33 by Christopher Sykes
      6. The Ship and the Flame by Jerre Mangione
    2. Behind the Scenes in Berlin by Frank L. Kluckhohn, pp. 519-526
    3. The Independent Voter and Mr. Dewey by Russell W. Davenport, pp. 527-535
    4. Benvenuto by David Morton, p. 536
    5. The Miserable Male by Edith M. Stern, pp. 537-541
    6. Phrase Origins--39 by David Maurer and Everett DeBaun, p. 542
    7. The Threatre by George Jean Nathan, pp. 543-546
    8. Auction Sale by Charles Angoff, p. 547
    9. The Truth About the Meat Situation by F.W. Immasche, pp. 548-554
    10. Sherman: Imaginative Soldier by Richard O'Connor, pp. 555-563
    11. Recording by Michael Wilkins, p. 564
    12. America's Greatest Mass Execution by Harold A. Ronnenberg, pp. 565-570
    13. Now Have We Reached That Quiet by Dorothy Waugh, p. 571
    14. The Soap Box, pp. 572-574
    15. Two Puzzles, pp. 575-577
    16. Midas in Mallorca by Melanie L. Pflaum, pp. 578-585
    17. Jack O'Lantern by Ulrich Troubetzkoy, p. 586
    18. Jesus and Little Lord Fauntleroy by Alan Devoe, pp. 587-590
    19. No Almanac for Happiness by Sjanna Solum, p. 591
    20. The Skeptics' Corner by Bergen Evans, pp. 592-594
    21. Smart as a Pony, A Story by John Bell Clayton, pp. 595-600
    22. What Can Be Done for Cerebral Palsy by Howard A. Rusk, M.D., pp. 601-604
    23. Down to Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 605-608
    24. Phrase Origins--40 by Morris Rosenblum, p. 609
    25. The State of Arkansas by Everett M. Webber, pp. 610-617
    26. The Portents of the Air by Charles Norman, p. 618
    27. [+]
      Our Political Myths Re-examined by Ben Ray Redman, pp. 619-626 - 1 Review
      1. The American Political Tradition by Richard Hofstadter
    28. Song by Jane Morrison, p. 627
    29. [+]
      The Check List, p. 628 - 4 Reviews
      1. Being An American by William O. Douglas
      2. Preliminary Draft of a World Constitution by Robert M. Hutchins
      3. The More Perfect Union by Robert M. MacIver
      4. Power and Personality by Harold Dwight Lasswell
    30. [+]
      History Stalin and German Communism, by Ruth Fischer, p. 629 - 2 Reviews
      1. Stalin and German Communism by Ruth Fischer
      2. Munich: Prologue to Tragedy by John W. Wheeler-Bennett
    31. [+]
      Foreign Affairs The West at Bay, by Barbara Ward, p. 629 - 3 Reviews
      1. The West at Bay by Barbara Ward
      2. As We See Russia by Robert B. Considine
      3. Latin America: Continent in Crisis by Ray Josephs
    32. [+]
      Literature The Portable Hawthorne, by Nathaniel Hawthorne..., p. 630 - 4 Reviews
      1. The Portable Hawthorne by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Malcolm Cowley
      2. The White Goddess by Robert Graves
      3. Pornography and Obscenity by D.H. Lawrence
      4. First Love, and Other Stories by Ivan Turgenev
    33. [+]
      Biography From the Heart of Europe, by F.O. Matthiessen, p. 631 - 3 Reviews
      1. From the Heart of Europe by F.O. Matthiessen
      2. The Unpublished Diary of Pierre Laval by Pierre Laval
      3. Tolstoy as I Knew Him by Tatyana A. Kuzminskaya
    34. The Open Forum, pp. 632-640
    35. Cover (Thomas E. Dewey) by Arthur Lidov
  12. [+]
    December 1948 Issue = 29 Articles
    1. Twenty-Five Years, pp. 647-651
    2. The RFC---A Critical Analysis by Sam Shulsky, pp. 652-659
    3. Phrase Origins--41 by Louis Jay Herman, p. 660
    4. Somebody Hold My Coat by Billy Rose, pp. 661-670
    5. General Omar N. Bradley by Donald Robinson, pp. 671-678
    6. The Theatre by George Jean Nathan, pp. 679-683
    7. The Hands by Joseph Joel Keith, p. 684
    8. Church and State in America by Irving Brant, pp. 685-692
    9. The Miser, A Story by Margaret Christowe, pp. 693-700
    10. The Soap Box, pp. 701-705
    11. The Other Side of Fear by Gertrude H. Thompson, pp. 706-711
    12. The Fresh-Water Colleges by William Hines, pp. 712-720
    13. The Skeptics' Corner by Bergen Evans, pp. 721-723
    14. Streptomycin and Tuberculosis by William Ellsworth Craft, pp. 724-729
    15. Down to Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 730-733
    16. More Than Years by Sjanna Solum, p. 734
    17. The Great Boorn Mystery by Stewart H. Holbrook, pp. 735-741
    18. Nude Swimmer by Daniel Smythe, p. 742
    19. [+]
      The Way We Came by Ben Ray Redman, pp. 743-750 - 2 Reviews
      1. A History of Modern Europe by Thad W. Riker
      2. The Sleepwalkers by Hermann Broch
    20. [+]
      The Check List, p. 751 - 4 Reviews
      1. Lincoln's Herndon by David Herbert Donald
      2. A Man Called White by Walter F. White
      3. Harvard Yard in the Golden Age by Rollo Walter Brown
      4. Wobbly by Ralph Chaplin
    21. [+]
      Public Questions The New Men of Power, by C. Wright Mills, Hele..., p. 752 - 4 Reviews
      1. The New Men of Power by C. Wright Mills, Helen Schneider, and Nelson Lichtenstein, ...
      2. The Proper Study of Mankind by Stuart Chase
      3. The Inside Story of the Legion by Justin Gray and Victor H. Bernstein
      4. Crossroads of America: The Story of Kansas City by Darrell Garwood
    22. [+]
      Foreign Affairs Hate, Hope and High Explosives, by George Fiel..., p. 753 - 3 Reviews
      1. Hate, Hope and High Explosives by George Fielding Eliot
      2. You Can't Turn the Clock Back by Ronald W.G. Mackay
      3. From the Ashes of Disgrace by Franco Maugeri and Victor Rosen
    23. [+]
      Anthologies Basic Writings of George Washington, by Saxe C..., p. 754 - 4 Reviews
      1. Basic Writings of George Washington by Saxe Commins and George Washington
      2. A Treasury of Jewish Folklore by Nathan Ausubel
      3. Golden Legends by Samuel Cummings
      4. Writings and Speeches of Eugene V. Debs by Eugene V. Debs
    24. [+]
      Music Our Musical Heritage, by Curt Sachs, p. 755 - 2 Reviews
      1. Our Musical Heritage by Curt Sachs
      2. Chamber Music by Homer Ulrich
    25. [+]
      Fiction Sir and Brother, by Harry Lee, p. 755 - 2 Reviews
      1. Sir and Brother by Harry Lee
      2. Creole Folk Tales by Hewitt L. Ballowe
    26. [+]
      Miscellaneous The Theatre Book of the Year, 1947-1948, by Ge..., p. 755 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Theatre Book of the Year, 1947-1948 by George Jean Nathan
      2. Pilgrim Edition of the Holy Bible by E. Schuyler English
    27. The Open Forum, pp. 756-761
    28. Index to Volume LXVII, pp. 762-768
    29. Cover (Omar N. Bradley) by Arthur Lidov
10. [+]
  Issues of 1949 = 12 Issues, 346 Articles
[+]
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  Issues of 1951 = 12 Issues, 208 Articles
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  Issues of 1952 = 12 Issues, 213 Articles
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  Issues of 1953 = 11 Issues, 325 Articles
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  Issues of 1954 = 12 Issues, 479 Articles
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  Issues of 1955 = 12 Issues, 494 Articles
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  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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  Issues of 1960 = 12 Issues, 439 Articles