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September 17, 1949 Issue - 38 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, p. 7 - Hiroshima---Four Years Later
Norman Cousins
, pp. 8-10 -
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The Mind in Torment (Review) Hollis Alpert
, p. 11 The World Next Door, by Fritz Peters
- The World Next Door by Fritz Peters
- The Author: Fritz Peters, p. 11
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A Greek Tragedy (Review) Percy Knauth
, p. 12 The Crack in the Column, by George Weller
- The Crack in the Column by George Weller
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Buying Memories on the Missourit (Review) John Woodburn
, p. 13 The River Journey, by Robert Nathan
- The River Journey by Robert Nathan
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Withdrawal and Return (Review) Edmund Fuller
, p. 14 Signature of Time, by Walter Havighurst
- Signature of Time by Walter Havighurst
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Literati in Wyoming (Review) Pamela Taylor
, p. 14 Rest and Be Thankful, by Helen MacInnes
- Rest and Be Thankful by Helen MacInnes
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Improper Bostonian No. 1 (Review) Cleveland Amory
, p. 15 The Purple Shamrock, by Joseph F. Dinneen
- The Purple Shamrock by Joseph F. Dinneen
- Your Literary I.Q., p. 16
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Priest and Professional Poet (Review) Norman Holmes Pearson
, p. 16 Gerard Manley Hopkins, 1844-1889, by W.H. Gardner
- Gerard Manley Hopkins, 1844-1889 by W.H. Gardner
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The Meteroic Pike (Review) Dale L. Morgan
, p. 17 The Lost Pathfinder: Zebulon Montgomery Pike, by William Eugene Hollon
- The Lost Pathfinder: Zebulon Montgomery Pike by William Eugene Hollon
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RLS at the Golden Gate (Review) Allan Nevins
, p. 18 Happier for His Presence, by Anne Issler
- Happier for His Presence by Anne Issler
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Greatest Killer (Review) Joseph Rosenfarb
, p. 18 Thank God for My Heart Attack, by Charles Young Harrison
- Thank God for My Heart Attack by Charles Young Harrison
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On the Greenland Patrol (Review) Fletcher Pratt
, p. 19 Red Flannels and Green Ice, by Arthur Pocock
- Red Flannels and Green Ice by Arthur Pocock
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Odyssey of an Ascetical Ideal (Review) Ann F. Wolfe
, p. 20 The Waters of Siloe, by Thomas Merton
- The Waters of Siloe by Thomas Merton
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It's Not the Bottle But the Man (Review) Joseph Hirsh
, p. 21 Drinking's Not the Problem, by Charles Clapp
- Drinking's Not the Problem by Charles Clapp
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Fiery Little Brutes (Review) M.F. Ashley Montagu
, p. 21 Prehistoric Man, by Charles Robert Knight
- Prehistoric Man by Charles Robert Knight
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Mysterious Islander in East Indies (Review) Sara Henderson Hay
, p. 22 The Death of Captain Nemo, by Robert Hillyer
- The Death of Captain Nemo by Robert Hillyer
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Russian Acmeists (Review) Boris Brasol
, p. 23 Craftsmen of the Word, by Leonid I. Strakhovsky
- Craftsmen of the Word by Leonid I. Strakhovsky
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Cellini-link Lyrics (Review) J. Saunders Redding
, p. 23 Annie Allen, by Gwendolyn Brooks
- Annie Allen by Gwendolyn Brooks
- Editorial, p. 24
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 25-26
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Poetry Notes (4 Reviews) Dudley Fitts
, p. 27 Thanatopsis, by Herbert Cahoon
- Thanatopsis by Herbert Cahoon
- Listen, No Echo by Dion O'Donnol
- Poems, 1928-1948 by Edouard Roditi
- The Art of World Wisdom by Kenneth Rexroth
Literary Crypt
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4 Reviews Town Down East, by Jessie Wheeler Freeman (4 Reviews) A.M. Sullivan
, p. 28 - Town Down East by Jessie Wheeler Freeman
- Sea Sprung by Vincent Ferrini
- Tear Drops and Dew by Lillian Reznick Ott
- Jewel of Our Longing by Charlotte Louise Marletto
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Review The Shores of Darkness, by Demetrios Capetanakis (Review) Rae Dalven
, pp. 29-31 - The Shores of Darkness by Demetrios Capetanakis
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Books for Young People (9 Reviews) Mary Gould Davis
, p. 32 From the Maine Woods
- The Fabulous Flight by Robert Lawson
- Henry, Fisherman by Marcia Brown
- Little Boy Brown by Isobel Harris
- Pet Tale by Ruth Carroll and Latrobe Carroll
- The Marvelous Adventures of Johnny Caesar Cicero Darling by M.A. Jagendorf
- The Blue Cat of Castle Town by Catherine Cate Coblentz
- North Winds Blow Free by Elizabeth Howard
- The Little Hill by Harry Behn
- Sunshine for Merrily by Martha Gwinn Kiser
- The Film Forum
Cecile Starr
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Bronte-like Maine (Review) Henry Beston
, p. 36 Rowan Head, by Elisabeth Ogilvie
- Rowan Head by Elisabeth Ogilvie
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Scientists Are People (Review) Don Hollenbeck
, p. 36 Live with Lightning, by Mitchell Wilson
- Live with Lightning by Mitchell Wilson
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The Criminal Record (3 Reviews) , p. 37 Below Suspicion, by John Dickson Carr
- Below Suspicion by John Dickson Carr
- Best Detective Stories of the Year, 1949 by David C. Cooke
- The Dark Light by Bart Spicer
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Empty Little Souls (Review) Ann F. Wolfe
, p. 37 The Road to the City, by Natalia Ginzburg
- The Road to the City by Natalia Ginzburg
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Divine Will in a Stone (Review) Richard McLaughlin
, p. 38 Many Dimensions, by Charles Williams
- Many Dimensions by Charles Williams
- New Editions
Ben Ray Redman
, p. 39 - The Phoenix Nest
William Rose Benet
, pp. 40-48 - Double-Crostic No. 808, p. 49
- Cover Drawing
Frances O'Brien