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November 15, 1947 Issue - 36 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 5-8 Does Stassen Have a Chance?
- Picking a President
Fred Smith
, p. 9 - Ideas and the Man
James B. Reston
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In the American Grain (Review) James Gray
, p. 11 The Last of the Provincials, by Maxwell Geismar
- The Last of the Provincials by Maxwell Geismar
- The Author: Maxwell Geismar, p. 12
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Brilliant Dualism (Review) William Peden
, p. 12 Mrs. Egg and Other Americans, by Thomas Beer and Wilson Follett
- Mrs. Egg and Other Americans by Thomas Beer and Wilson Follett
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Pushkin to Present (Review) D. Fedotoff White
, p. 13 An Introduction to the Russian Novel, by Janko Lavrin
- An Introduction to the Russian Novel by Janko Lavrin
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Crime and Consequence (Review) Ben Ray Redman
, p. 14 Therese, by Francois Mauriac
- Therese by Francois Mauriac
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Virtue's Burden (Review) Robert Pick
, p. 15 Line of Departure, by Peter Viertel
- Line of Departure by Peter Viertel
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Packet Honeymoon (Review) Sara Henderson Hay
, p. 15 The Wedding Journey, by Walter D. Edmonds
- The Wedding Journey by Walter D. Edmonds
- Literary I.Q., p. 16
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This Is England (Review) Rosemary C. Benet
, p. 16 One Fine Day, by Mollie Panter-Downes
- One Fine Day by Mollie Panter-Downes
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South-of-the-Border Lincoln (Review) Garrett Mattingly
, p. 17 Juarez and His Mexico, by Ralph Roeder
- Juarez and His Mexico by Ralph Roeder
- Editorial, pp. 18-20
- Letters to the Editor, p. 21
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Lincolnian Range (Review) Allan Nevins
, pp. 22-23 Abraham Lincoln: His Life, Work, and Character, by Edward Wagenknecht
- Abraham Lincoln: His Life, Work, and Character by Edward Wagenknecht
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Voice, Heart, Memory (Review) Courtlandt Canby
, p. 24 Fireside Book of Folk Songs, by Margaret Bradford Boni
- Fireside Book of Folk Songs by Margaret Bradford Boni
- My Current Reading
William O'Dwyer
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Inn of Apollo (Review) William Rose Benet
, p. 26 Collected Poems, by Alfred Noyes
- Collected Poems by Alfred Noyes
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Landscape Artist (Review) Selden Rodman
, p. 27 The Derelict Day, by Alan Ross
- The Derelict Day by Alan Ross
- Literary Crypt, pp. 28-29
- New Editions
Ben Ray Redman
, pp. 30-35 Books for Young People
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Collector's Items (Review) , p. 36 - Illustrators of Children's Books, 1744-1945 by Bertha E. Mahony, Louise Payson Latimer, and Beulah Folmsbee, ...
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Picture Books Stone Soup, by Marcia Brown (24 Reviews) , pp. 37-39 - Stone Soup by Marcia Brown
- Bambino the Clown by Georges Schreiber
- A French ABC by Francine Legrand Dauphin
- Three Tall Tales by Helen Sewell
- McElligot's Pool by Dr. Seuss
- The Seaweed Hat by Louis Slobodkin
- Picture Book of Animal Babies by Irene B. Robinson and W.W. Robinson
- Where Is the Fire? by Thomas M. Folds
- Baby Roo by Laura Bannon
- Benny the Bulldozer by Edith Thacher Hurd
- Big City by Berta Hader and Elmer Hader
- Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
- Curious George Takes a Job by H.A. Rey
- Down Huckleberry Hill by Leonard Weisgard
- Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
- It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles Green Shaw
- Little Helicopter by Reed Kinert
- Liz'beth Ann's Goat by Mary Virginia Provines
- Moustachio by Douglas Rigby
- Nils All Alone by Jens Sigsgaard
- The Seven Little Elephants by William Norman Hall
- The Sleepy Little Lion by Ylla
- Smoky Poky by Bill Martin
- The Thank-You Book by Francoise Seignobosc
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Folklore-Fantasy More Tales from Grimm, by Wanda Gag, Wilhelm G... (10 Reviews) , pp. 40-43 - More Tales from Grimm by Wanda Gag, Wilhelm Grimm, and Jacob Grimm
- The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily by Dino Buzzati
- Mr. Twigg's Mistake by Robert Lawson
- Legends of Paul Bunyan by Harold W. Felton
- Written in Sand by John Keith Ewers
- Al Alligator, and How He Learned to Play the Banjo by Walter J. Pat Enright
- The Child's Book of Folklore by Marion Vallat Emrich and George Korson
- The Other Side of Green Hills by John Keir Cross
- Sky High by C. Walter Hodges
- Wolf Story by William McCleery
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Stories for Younger Boys and Girls Jared's Island, by Marguerite de Angeli (17 Reviews) , pp. 44-49 - Jared's Island by Marguerite de Angeli
- Betsy and the Proud House by Mary Urmston
- At the Sign of the Golden Anchor by Ruth Langland Holberg
- Jeremy's Isle by Eleanor Frances Lattimore
- Judy's Journey by Lois Lenski
- Lilun by Carolyn Treffinger
- The Little Red Dragon by Estelle Urbahns
- Nicky's Bugle by Jane Rietveld
- On Hampton Street by Alice Marietta Williams
- Racing the Red Sail by Alice Geer Kelsey
- Scarlet Hill by Elizabeth Bleecker Meigs
- Surprise for Davy by Lois Lenski
- Three Without Fear by Robert C. DuSoe
- Treasure Was Their Quest by William H. Bunce
- Uncle Swithin's Inventions by Wheaton P. Webb
- Up Hill and Down by Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth
- Victorious Island by Henrietta van der Haas
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Stories for Older Boys and Girls Return to the Level Land, by Dola de Jong (23 Reviews) , pp. 50-52 - Return to the Level Land by Dola de Jong
- Penny Lavender by Rose McLaughlin Sackett
- The Story of Christina by Hope H. Newell
- Karen by Borghild Dahl
- Mark of the Leopard by Alden G. Stevens and Patricia Kendall
- Adventure in Bluejeans by Helen Hull Jacobs
- Anchor Man by Jesse Jackson
- Behind the Ranges by Stephen W. Meader
- Constancia Lona by Alida Malkus
- Copy Kate by Marjory Hall
- Flying Ebony by Iris Vinton
- The Hand in the Picture by Eric Philbrook Kelly
- Luck for the Jolly Gale by Cecile Pepin Edwards
- Lysbet by Florence Choate and Elizabeth Curtis
- Red Treasure by Bernard Herman Martin
- Rosanna by Martha Gwinn Kiser
- Sea Room by Fran Martin
- Secret Sea by Robb White
- Shad Haul by Paul Corey
- Shoestring Theatre by Nancy Hartwell
- Son of Tomorrow by Earl Reed Silvers
- Waverly by Amelia Elizabeth Walden
- Widow of the World by Joseph Gollomb
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Birds and Animals Deep Wood, by Elleston Trevor (20 Reviews) , pp. 53-54 - Deep Wood by Elleston Trevor
- The School for Cats by Esther Averill
- Mr. Peck's Pets by Louise Seaman Bechtel
- Always Reddy by Marguerite Henry
- Animal Homes by George Frederick Mason
- The Bird by Janette Sebring Lowrey
- A Horse to Remember by Genevieve Torrey Eames
- Kleew by Nikolaas Tinbergen
- Melody, Mutton Bone, and Sam by Lavinia R. Davis
- Mr. Doodle by Sally Scott
- Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry
- Pit Pony by Nina Lloyd Banning
- Positive Pete by Phil Stong
- Prairie Colt by Stephen Holt
- Rufous Redtail by Helen Garrett
- Sancho of the Long, Long Horns by Allan R. Bosworth
- So You're Going to Get a Puppy by S.P. Meek
- The Story of Professor Porky by Hugh Heaton
- Trusty by John E. Bechdolt
- Us and the Duchess by Edward Fenton
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Poetry-The Arts Beginning with A, by Pamela Mianco (7 Reviews) , pp. 55-56 - Beginning with A by Pamela Mianco
- The Song of Robin Hood by Anne Malcolmson
- Trumpets in the West by Geoffrey Trease
- Christmas Anthology of Poetry and Painting by Vivian Campbell
- Many Mansions by Jessie Orton Jones
- Musical Honors by Kitty Barne
- The Puppet Book by Helen Jill Fletcher and Jack Deckter
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Science and Sports Man's Way from Cave to Skyscraper, by Ralph Li... (14 Reviews) , p. 57 - Man's Way from Cave to Skyscraper by Ralph Linton and Adele Linton
- The Boys' Book of Rockets by Raymond F. Yates
- The Building Book by Evelyn E. Smith
- Electronics for Young People by Jeanne Bendick
- Experiments in Science by Nelson F. Beeler and Franklyn M. Branley
- Fun with Cooking by Mae Blacker Freeman
- Games for Younger Children by Marian A. Webb
- How Man Discovered His Body by Sarah R. Riedman
- The Insect World by Hilda T. Harpster
- Inventors Behind the Inventor by Roger Burlingame
- Model Planes for Beginners by Horace Herman Gilmore
- The Modern Wonder Book of Ships by Norman V. Carlisle and Eugene Nelson
- Touchdown Twins by Philip Harkins
- You Can Draw Anything by William F. Mullin
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Biography Young Miss Burney, by Anna Bird Stewart (7 Reviews) , pp. 58-59 - Young Miss Burney by Anna Bird Stewart
- Thackeray by Laura Benet
- Paul Laurence Dunbar and His Song by Virginia Cunningham
- At that Time by Robert Lawson
- David Livingstone by Clement Eaton
- Susan B. Anthony, Champion of Women's Rights by Florence Horn Bryan
- Woodrow Wilson by Alden Hatch
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Background of History The Great Heritage, by Katherine B. Shippen (13 Reviews) , pp. 60-61 - The Great Heritage by Katherine B. Shippen
- Fighting for Freedom by Harold A. Hansen, John G. Herndon, and William B. Langsdorf, ...
- Apache Land by Ross Santee
- Argosies of Empire by Ralph Edgar Bailey
- Down to the Sea in Ships by Wallace West
- The Golden Flash by May McNeer
- Hide-Out by Thomas Morris Longstreth
- Land and People of Canada by Frances Aileen Ross
- Luke's Quest by Caroline Dale Snedeker
- Lure of Danger by Margaret C. Scoggin
- This Is Russia by Irina Aleksander
- Twice Besieged by Edouard Marcel Sandoz
- Wings Over Central America by Pachita Crespi
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New Editions The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, by Selma Lag... (7 Reviews) , pp. 62-63 - The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma Lagerlof
- The Rainbow Dictionary for Young Readers by Wendell W. Wright
- Beyond Rope and Fence by David Grew
- Cloverfield Farm Stories by Helen Fuller Orton
- The Enchanted Book by Alice Dalgliesh
- The Melendy Family by Elizabeth Enright
- The Quiz Kids' Book by Richard Dawson
- The New Recordings
Edward Tatnall Canby
, pp. 64-66 - Double-Crostic No. 712, pp. 67-68
- Cover Drawing from Life
Frances O'Brien