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September 2, 1950 Issue - 48 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 4-5 - The "Indispensible" Century
Joseph Wood Krutch
, pp. 6-7 - Another View from 1960
Elmer Davis
, pp. 8-9 -
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Father of Modern American Realism (2 Reviews) Robert E. Spiller
, p. 10 Selected Writings of William Dean Howells, by Henry Steele Commager and William Dean Ho...
- Selected Writings of William Dean Howells by Henry Steele Commager and William Dean Howells, ...
- William Dean Howells by Clara Marburg Kirk, Rudolf Kirk, and William Dean Howells, ...
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Bag of Bowen Miscellany (Review) Ben Ray Redman
, p. 11 Collected Impressions, by Elizabeth Bowen
- Collected Impressions by Elizabeth Bowen
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Poet, Scientist & Man of Faith (Review) Victor Lange
, p. 12 Goethe and the Modern Age, by Arnold Bergstraesser
- Goethe and the Modern Age by Arnold Bergstraesser
- When We Heard the Old Philosopher
Edward Murray Case
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Soviet Slant on Song & Story (Review) Helen Muchnic
, p. 13 Russian Folklore, by Y.M. Sokolov
- Russian Folklore by Y.M. Sokolov
Belles-Lettres Notes
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--- by Robert Halsband (Review) , p. 14 - Memoirs of the Extraordinary Life, Works and Discoveries of Martinus Scriblerus by Charles Kerby-Miller
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Review Comedy, by Leonard James Potts (Review) Donald Richie
, p. 14 - Comedy by Leonard James Potts
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Review Folk Tales of Ireland, by Mary Eirwen Jones (Review) Dahris Martin
, p. 14 - Folk Tales of Ireland by Mary Eirwen Jones
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Review A History of Greek Literature, by Moses Hadas (Review) , p. 14 - A History of Greek Literature by Moses Hadas
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Our Ailing State Department (Review) Basil Rauch
, p. 15 The Administration of American Foreign Affairs, by James L. McCamy
- The Administration of American Foreign Affairs by James L. McCamy
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Dark Odyssey (Review) Arna Bontemps
, p. 16 They Came in Chains, by J. Saunders Redding
- They Came in Chains by J. Saunders Redding
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"Work 'Em, Beat 'Em..." (Review) Leon Thomas Stern
, p. 16 Our Rejected Children, by Albert Deutsch
- Our Rejected Children by Albert Deutsch
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City on the Edge of Catastrophe (Review) Wellington Roe
, p. 17 Steeltown, by Charles Rumford Walker
- Steeltown by Charles Rumford Walker
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Business Elephantiasis (Review) Seymour E. Harris
, p. 18 Business and Government, by Vernon A. Mund
- Business and Government by Vernon A. Mund
- Steadfast Stars
Otto Matthew Becker
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War, Flood, Famine... (Review) Edith Mary Chute
, p. 18 The American Red Cross: A History, by Foster Rhea Dulles
- The American Red Cross: A History by Foster Rhea Dulles
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U.S.A. Notes (3 Reviews) Peter R. Levin
, p. 19 From the Wagner Act to Taft-Hartley, by Harry A. Millis and Emily Clark Brown
- From the Wagner Act to Taft-Hartley by Harry A. Millis and Emily Clark Brown
- Taxes and Economic Incentives by Lewis H. Kimmel
- The Midterm Battle by Louis Hyman Bean
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Unconverted "Good" German (Review) Henry B. Kranz
, p. 19 Beyond Defeat, by Hans Werner Richter
- Beyond Defeat by Hans Werner Richter
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A Young Girl's Dream of Love (Review) Pamela Taylor
, p. 20 The Beautiful Visit, by Elizabeth Jane Howard
- The Beautiful Visit by Elizabeth Jane Howard
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Dealer in Patriotism (Review) Ann F. Wolfe
, p. 21 The Wilderness Is Yours, by Rose Thurburn
- The Wilderness Is Yours by Rose Thurburn
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...and Never Been Kissed (Review) Elizabeth Janeway
, p. 21 The Way Things Are, by Josephine Lawrence
- The Way Things Are by Josephine Lawrence
- Editorial, pp. 22-23
- Letters to the Editor, pp. 24-27
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Movies: The Fall and Rise of Richard Widmark (2 Reviews) Hollis Alpert
, pp. 28-29 No Way Out (1950 Film), by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- No Way Out (1950 Film) by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Panic in the Streets (1950 Film) by Elia Kazan
- New Editions
Ben Ray Redman
, p. 30 Fiction Notes
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--- by John Cournos (Review) , p. 31 - Follow Me Down by Shelby Foote
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Review The Newel Post, by Rachel Ann Fish (Review) Pamela Taylor
, p. 31 - The Newel Post by Rachel Ann Fish
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Review My Lord America, by Alec Rackowe (Review) Joseph M. Grant
, p. 31 - My Lord America by Alec Rackowe
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Review Brimstone in the Garden, by Elizabeth Cadell (Review) Sara Henderson Hay
, p. 31 - Brimstone in the Garden by Elizabeth Cadell
Literary I.Q.
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Review A Game for Empires, by Pearl Frye (Review) Robert Pick
, p. 32 - A Game for Empires by Pearl Frye
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Review Through the First Gate, by John Craig Stewart (Review) Nathan L. Rothman
, p. 32 - Through the First Gate by John Craig Stewart
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Review 98.6~~Ninety-Eight Point Six, by Leon Z. Surme... (Review) , p. 32 - 98.6~~Ninety-Eight Point Six by Leon Z. Surmelian
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Review Men in Buckskin, by Herbert E. Stover (Review) Martin Levin
, p. 33 - Men in Buckskin by Herbert E. Stover
Belles-Letters
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--- by Siegfried Mandel (Review) , p. 33 - Writings from Willa Cather's Campus Years by James R. Shively and Willa Cather
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Review Diderot's Determined Fatalism, by J. Robert Loy (Review) Robert Bierstedt
, p. 33 - Diderot's Determined Fatalism by J. Robert Loy
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3 Reviews A Reading of Moby-Dick, by Milton Oswin Percival (3 Reviews) , p. 33 - A Reading of Moby-Dick by Milton Oswin Percival
- Folksongs of Florida by Alton C. Morris
- Religious Trends in English Poetry by Hoxie Neale Fairchild
- The Cumulus
Louise Townsend Nicholl
, pp. 34-36 - The New Recordings
Edward Tatnall Canby
, p. 37 - The Fine Arts
James Thrall Soby
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Swiss Achievements in Architecture (Review) William Lescaze
, pp. 39-40 Switzerland Builds, by G.E. Kidder Smith
- Switzerland Builds by G.E. Kidder Smith
- Literary Crypt, p. 41
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From Manet to Toulouse-Lautrec (Review) John Rewald
, pp. 41-42 Impressionists and Symbolists, by Lionello Venturi
- Impressionists and Symbolists by Lionello Venturi
- Double-Crostic No. 858, pp. 43-44
- Cover Drawing
Hal McIntosh