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July 16, 1955 Issue - 53 Articles- Trade Winds
Fon W. Boardman, Jr.
, pp. 6-10 - The Emergency in Basic Science
Thomas H. Grainger
, p. 11 - Literary I.Q., pp. 12-17
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Justification of a Justice (Review) Fred Rodell
, p. 18 The Supreme Court in the American System of Government, by Robert H. Jackson
- The Supreme Court in the American System of Government by Robert H. Jackson
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Bounteous New Man (Review) C. Wright Mills
, p. 19 People of Plenty, by David M. Potter
- People of Plenty by David M. Potter
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The Mid-South's Helping Hand (Review) C. Herman Pritchett
, p. 20 The TVA: An Approach to the Development of a Region, by Gordon R. Clapp
- The TVA: An Approach to the Development of a Region by Gordon R. Clapp
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Dutch Housewife (Review) , p. 20 Cowboys and Kings: Three Great Letters, by Theodore Roosevelt
- Cowboys and Kings: Three Great Letters by Theodore Roosevelt
- The Scholarly Trade Journal
Thomas E. Cooney
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On Putting Ideas Into Words (Review) , p. 21 On Philosophical Style, by Brand Blanshard
- On Philosophical Style by Brand Blanshard
- Books Are Still for Sale
August Fruge
, p. 22 An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, p. 23
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A Century of Critical Thought (Review) David Daiches
, p. 24 A History of Modern Criticism: 1750-1950, by Rene Wellek
- A History of Modern Criticism: 1750-1950 by Rene Wellek
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Japan's Day of Surrender (Review) , p. 24 Hiroshima Diary, by Michihiko Hachiya and Warner Wells
- Hiroshima Diary by Michihiko Hachiya and Warner Wells
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Celibate Singer (Review) Robert Halsband
, p. 25 Thomas Gray: A Biography, by Robert W. Ketton-Cremer
- Thomas Gray: A Biography by Robert W. Ketton-Cremer
- Lady of Letters: Eleanor L. Turnbull
Bernard Kalb
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Notes: Gulliver's Creator (Review) Robert Halsband
, p. 26 Swift: An Introduction, by Ricardo Quintana
- Swift: An Introduction by Ricardo Quintana
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The Most Potent Ism (Review) William Ebenstein
, p. 27 The Meaning of Nationalism, by Louis L. Snyder
- The Meaning of Nationalism by Louis L. Snyder
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Europe's Perpetual Quadrille (Review) Gordon A. Craig
, p. 28 The Struggle for Mastery in Europe, 1848-1918, by A.J.P. Taylor
- The Struggle for Mastery in Europe, 1848-1918 by A.J.P. Taylor
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Frustrated Spark (Review) Stanley F. Horn
, p. 29 P.G.T. Beauregard: Napoleon in Gray, by T. Harry Williams
- P.G.T. Beauregard: Napoleon in Gray by T. Harry Williams
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Their Beat: Secession (Review) William Harlan Hale
, p. 30 The North Reports the Civil War, by J. Cutler Andrews
- The North Reports the Civil War by J. Cutler Andrews
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The Men Who Were Nazis (Review) Walter L. Dorn
, p. 31 They Thought They Were Free, by Milton Mayer
- They Thought They Were Free by Milton Mayer
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Nazis in the Dock (Review) Lawrence D. Egbert
, pp. 32-35 Nuremberg: German Views of the War Trials, by Wilbourn E. Benton and George Grimm
- Nuremberg: German Views of the War Trials by Wilbourn E. Benton and George Grimm
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The Movies: Calling Dr. McIver (Review) Lee Rogow
, p. 36 The Cobweb (1955 Film), by Vincente Minnelli
- The Cobweb (1955 Film) by Vincente Minnelli
- TV and Radio
Robert Lewis Shayon
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Clash of Two Cultures (Review) Richard A. Newhall
, p. 38 A History of the Crusades, Vol. I, by Marshall W. Baldwin
- A History of the Crusades, Vol. I by Marshall W. Baldwin
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Cherished Objects (Review) Harry Bober
, p. 39 Monuments of Romanesque Art, by Hans Swarzenski
- Monuments of Romanesque Art by Hans Swarzenski
Mid-Month Recordings
- From the Campus
Irving Kolodin
, p. 40 - Recordings Reports I: Jazz on LPs, p. 41
- What Kind of a Noise?
R.D. Darrell
, p. 42 - Prima Donnas of the Outdoors
Paul P. Kellogg
, p. 43 - Music to My Ears
H.C. Robbins Landon
, p. 44
- Booked for Travel
Horace Sutton
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Notes: Real Life "Red Badge" (Review) John T. Winterich
, p. 48 Rebel Private, Front and Rear, by William Andrew Fletcher
- Rebel Private, Front and Rear by William Andrew Fletcher
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The U.S. Comes to California (Review) Alden Whitman
, p. 48 The Larkin Papers, Vol. V: June 1846 to December 1846, by George P. Hammond and Thomas ...
- The Larkin Papers, Vol. V: June 1846 to December 1846 by George P. Hammond and Thomas Oliver Larkin
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To the Gold Fields by Sea (Review) Ralph Adams Brown
, p. 48 California Gold Rush Voyages, 1848-1849, by John E. Pomfret
- California Gold Rush Voyages, 1848-1849 by John E. Pomfret
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Books in the White House (Review) John T. Winterich
, p. 49 Three Presidents and Their Books, by Arthur Bestor, David C. Mearns, and Jonathan Danie...
- Three Presidents and Their Books by Arthur Bestor, David C. Mearns, and Jonathan Daniels, ...
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President Without a Party (Review) Alden Whitman
, p. 49 A Whig Embattled: The Presidency Under John Tyler, by Robert J. Morgan
- A Whig Embattled: The Presidency Under John Tyler by Robert J. Morgan
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Pioneer Nurseryman (Review) Ralph Adams Brown
, p. 50 Johnny Appleseed, Man and Myth, by Robert Price
- Johnny Appleseed, Man and Myth by Robert Price
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The Age of Normalcy (Review) Alden Whitman
, p. 50 The Parchment Peace, by John Chalmers Vinson
- The Parchment Peace by John Chalmers Vinson
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FDR as Governor (Review) Alden Whitman
, p. 50 Franklin D. Roosevelt as Governor of New York, by Bernard Bellush
- Franklin D. Roosevelt as Governor of New York by Bernard Bellush
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America's Strenuous Age (Review) "E.A.B."
, p. 51 The Strenuous Age in American Literature, by Grant C. Knight
- The Strenuous Age in American Literature by Grant C. Knight
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Guide to Whitman's Verse (Review) Robert Halsband
, p. 52 Walt Whitman's Poems, by Gay Wilson Allen, Charles T. Davis, and Walt Whitman, ...
- Walt Whitman's Poems by Gay Wilson Allen, Charles T. Davis, and Walt Whitman, ...
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Whitman in Other Tongues (Review) Robert Halsband
, p. 52 Walt Whitman Abroad, by Gay Wilson Allen
- Walt Whitman Abroad by Gay Wilson Allen
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Chicago's Literary Age (Review) "E.A.B."
, p. 52 The Chicago Renaissance in American Letters, by Bernard I. Duffey
- The Chicago Renaissance in American Letters by Bernard I. Duffey
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Kentucky Folklore (Review) Robert Halsband
, p. 53 South from Hell-Fer-Sartin, by Leonard W. Roberts
- South from Hell-Fer-Sartin by Leonard W. Roberts
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Melville on a Grand Tour (Review) Robert Halsband
, p. 53 Journal of a Visit to Europe and the Levant, by Herman Melville and Howard C. Horsford
- Journal of a Visit to Europe and the Levant by Herman Melville and Howard C. Horsford
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German Symbolist (Review) "E.A.B."
, p. 54 The Poetry of Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, by Heinrich Henel
- The Poetry of Conrad Ferdinand Meyer by Heinrich Henel
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Scholars and Books (Review) John T. Winterich
, p. 54 Book Collecting and Scholarship, by Theodore C. Blegen, Stanley Pargellis, and Colton S...
- Book Collecting and Scholarship by Theodore C. Blegen, Stanley Pargellis, and Colton Storm, ...
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Cooper's Ideas on Fiction (Review) Robert Halsband
, pp. 54-55 Cooper's Theory of Fiction, by Arvid Shulenberger
- Cooper's Theory of Fiction by Arvid Shulenberger
- Literary Crypt, p. 56
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The Criminal Record (8 Reviews) Sergeant Cuff
, pp. 57-66 Murder in Jackson Hole, by Maude Parker
- Murder in Jackson Hole by Maude Parker
- The Cautious Maiden by Cecil St. Laurent
- Sudden Squall by Jeannette Covert Nolan
- The Wench Is Dead by Fredric Brown
- The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary by Erle Stanley Gardner
- The House that Died by Josephine Gill
- He Ought To Be Shot by Joan Fleming
- Circumstances Beyond Control by Alvin Yudkoff
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1111, pp. 67-68
- Cover Drawing
Tack Shigaki