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December 2, 1939 Issue - 27 Articles-
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Abe Lincoln in Washington (Review) Allan Nevins
, pp. 3-4 Abraham Lincoln: The War Years, by Carl Sandburg
- Abraham Lincoln: The War Years by Carl Sandburg
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Painters and Sitters (Review) R. Ellis Roberts
, p. 5 Some Old Portraits, by Booth Tarkington
- Some Old Portraits by Booth Tarkington
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Fighting Words (Review) Robert Bierstedt
, p. 5 Ideas Are Weapons, by Max Lerner
- Ideas Are Weapons by Max Lerner
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The Fall of Man (Review) Jonathan Daniels
, p. 6 Candle in the Dark, by Irwin Edman
- Candle in the Dark by Irwin Edman
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San Francisco's Old Palace (Review) George R. Stewart
, p. 6 Bonanza Inn, by Oscar Lewis and Carroll D. Hall
- Bonanza Inn by Oscar Lewis and Carroll D. Hall
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Confederate Diplomacy (Review) Douglas Freeman
, p. 7 Statesmen of the Lost Cause, by Burton J. Hendrick
- Statesmen of the Lost Cause by Burton J. Hendrick
- Editorial, p. 8
- Poetical Sketches
Robert Hillyer
, p. 8 - Letter to the Editor, p. 9
- Thurber, Inc.
Robert M. Coates
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The Screen and the Public (Review) Iris Barry
, p. 13 America at the Movies, by Margaret Farrand Thorp
- America at the Movies by Margaret Farrand Thorp
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Trouble in Kanewa (Review) George Grimes
, p. 13 Capital City, by Mari Sandoz
- Capital City by Mari Sandoz
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Influential Books (Review) Jacques Barzun
, p. 14 Books that Changed Our Minds, by Malcolm Cowley and Bernard Smith
- Books that Changed Our Minds by Malcolm Cowley and Bernard Smith
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Shadow of War (Review) Richard Aldington
, p. 15 A Half Inch of Candle, by A. Hamilton Gibbs
- A Half Inch of Candle by A. Hamilton Gibbs
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Salt of the Earth (Review) H. Bailey Carroll
, pp. 15-16 The Changing West, by William Allen White
- The Changing West by William Allen White
- "Endless River"
Christopher Morley
, pp. 17-31 (Felix Riesenberg, 1879-1959)
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Writing on the Wall (Review) George Catlin
, pp. 32-33 England's Money Lords, by Simon Haxey
- England's Money Lords by Simon Haxey
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Virginibus Puerisque (15 Reviews) , pp. 34-35 Hoo! Hoo! De Witt!, by Frances Duncombe and Jean Lamont
- Hoo! Hoo! De Witt! by Frances Duncombe and Jean Lamont
- Mike the Cat by Creighton Peet
- Wu and Lu and Li by Evelyn Young
- Cats for the Tooseys by Mabel Guinnip La Rue
- Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
- The Lonely Dwarf by Rosemary Lamkey
- Faraway Meadow by Thomas Handforth
- St. George and the Witches by J.W. Dunne
- Little Lulu and Her Pals by Marjorie Henderson Buell
- Wacky, the Small Boy by Fred Schwed, Jr.
- Windjammer Boy by Roland Barker
- Dive Bomber by Robert A. Winston
- What Do You Want to Be? by George H. Waltz
- Saranga the Pygmy by Attilio Gatti
- Lost Lagoon by Armstrong Sperry
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Daniels of North Carolina (Review) Charles McD. Puckette
, p. 36 Tar Heel Editor, by Josephus Daniels
- Tar Heel Editor by Josephus Daniels
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Happy Farmers (Review) J.P. Marquand
, p. 37 Free and Clear, by Marguerite McIntire
- Free and Clear by Marguerite McIntire
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Marrow of the Puritans (Review) William Haller
, p. 38 The New England Mind: The Seventeenth Century, by Perry Miller
- The New England Mind: The Seventeenth Century by Perry Miller
- Your Literary I.Q.
Howard Collins
, p. 39 - The Compleat Collector
Carl Purington Rollins
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The New Books (4 Reviews) , p. 42 Whistler's Mother, by Elizabeth Mumford
- Whistler's Mother by Elizabeth Mumford
- The Last Rally by Hilaire Belloc
- One Fight More by Susan Ertz
- White Sails Crowding by Edmund Gilligan
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The Criminal Record (4 Reviews) , pp. 43-44 Mr. Clunk's Text, by H.C. Bailey
- Mr. Clunk's Text by H.C. Bailey
- The Mystery Book by Anthony Abbot
- Dragon's Cave by Clyde B. Clason
- Reckless Angel by Marie Belloc Lowndes
- Double-Crostics No. 297, p. 45
- Trade Winds
P.E.G. Quercus
, pp. 46-48