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July 7, 1956 Issue - 44 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, p. 4 - Art and Taxes
Thomas B. Sherman
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SR's Book of the Week (Review) Theodore Roscoe
, p. 7 The Age of Fighting Sail, by C.S. Forester
- The Age of Fighting Sail by C.S. Forester
- The Author: C.S. Forester
Siegfried Mandel
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Beware the Bugle Call (Review) Gordon Harrison
, p. 8 The Civilian and the Military, by Arthur A. Ekirch, Jr.
- The Civilian and the Military by Arthur A. Ekirch, Jr.
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Plows and Politics (Review) Russel B. Nye
, p. 8 Political Prairie Fire: The Nonpartisan League, 1915-1922, by Robert L. Morlan
- Political Prairie Fire: The Nonpartisan League, 1915-1922 by Robert L. Morlan
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Futility and a Furnished Room (Review) Martin Levin
, p. 9 The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, by Brian Moore
- The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne by Brian Moore
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Justified Missionary (Review) Milton Crane
, p. 10 Black Rhapsody, by Gunnar Helander
- Black Rhapsody by Gunnar Helander
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Life in a Manor House (Review) Edmund Fuller
, p. 10 Afternoon of Autocrat, by Norah Lofts
- Afternoon of Autocrat by Norah Lofts
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Troubles of Lucius (Review) Siegfried Mandel
, p. 10 If I Forget Thee, by Robert S. DeRopp
- If I Forget Thee by Robert S. DeRopp
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New Look at Russia (Review) Dorothy Fosdick
, p. 11 Russia and America: Dangers and Prospects, by Henry L. Roberts
- Russia and America: Dangers and Prospects by Henry L. Roberts
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The Road to Russification (Review) Harry Schwartz
, p. 12 Soviet Russian Nationalism, by Frederick C. Barghoorn
- Soviet Russian Nationalism by Frederick C. Barghoorn
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Life of a Tsar (Review) Sidney Harcave
, p. 12 Peter the Great, by Constantin de Grunwald
- Peter the Great by Constantin de Grunwald
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The Sage in Retrospect (Review) Samuel T. Williamson
, p. 13 H.L. Mencken: A Portrait from Memory, by Charles Angoff
- H.L. Mencken: A Portrait from Memory by Charles Angoff
- Literary I.Q., p. 14
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A Poet's Heights and Depths (Review) Richard Armour
, p. 14 Collected Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1785-1806, by Earl Leslie Griggs and Samu...
- Collected Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1785-1806 by Earl Leslie Griggs and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, ...
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A Diarist's Century (Review) Robert Halsband
, p. 15 The Diary of John Evelyn, by E.S. de Beer and John Evelyn
- The Diary of John Evelyn by E.S. de Beer and John Evelyn
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Thackeray as a Byline (Review) Robert Halsband
, p. 15 Thackeray: Contributions to the Morning Chronicle, by Gordon N. Ray and William Makepea...
- Thackeray: Contributions to the Morning Chronicle by Gordon N. Ray and William Makepeace Thackeray, ...
- William Faulkner vs. the Literary Conference, p. 16
An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, p. 17
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The Movies: Looking Backward (2 Reviews) Hollis Alpert
, p. 18 The Eddy Duchin Story (1956 Film), by George Sidney
- The Eddy Duchin Story (1956 Film) by George Sidney
- Away All Boats (1956 Film) by Joseph Pevney
- TV and Radio, p. 19
- Music to My Ears, p. 20
- Booked for Travel
Horace Sutton
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Old Virginia (Review) Lewis Leary
, p. 22 The Present State of Virginia, by Hugh Jones
- The Present State of Virginia by Hugh Jones
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American Catholicism's Founding Father (Review) Ann F. Wolfe
, p. 22 John Carroll of Baltimore, by Annabelle M. Melville
- John Carroll of Baltimore by Annabelle M. Melville
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Early Oregon Problems (Review) Alden Whitman
, p. 23 Frontier Politics and the Sectional Conflict, by Robert W. Johannsen
- Frontier Politics and the Sectional Conflict by Robert W. Johannsen
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Gallyfloppers and Other Tales (Review) Lewis Leary
, p. 23 Negro Folktales in Michigan, by Richard M. Dorson
- Negro Folktales in Michigan by Richard M. Dorson
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The Criminal Record (3 Reviews) Sergeant Cuff
, p. 23 Patrick Butler for the Defense, by John Dickson Carr
- Patrick Butler for the Defense by John Dickson Carr
- A Store of Wrath by Seldon Truss
- Mecca for Murder by Stephen Marlowe
- Literary Crypt, p. 24
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The House on Sixty-Sixth Street (Review) Siegfried Mandel
, p. 24 Charmed Circle, by Susan Ertz
- Charmed Circle by Susan Ertz
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A Wig and a Robe for Marion (Review) Eleazar Lipsky
, p. 24 The Second Man, by Edward Grierson
- The Second Man by Edward Grierson
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Arizona Hombre (Review) Martin Levin
, p. 24 Pale Moon, by W.R. Burnett
- Pale Moon by W.R. Burnett
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Assessing the Critics (Review) Robert Halsband
, pp. 25-28 Ikon: John Milton and the Modern Critics, by Robert Martin Adams
- Ikon: John Milton and the Modern Critics by Robert Martin Adams
SR/Research
- Research in America
John Lear
, pp. 29-30 - Can the Atom Change the Weather?
Irving Bengelsdorf
, pp. 31-33 - The Thinking Machine That Doesn't Know How to Stop
John Lear
, pp. 34-35 - How to Track the Weather, pp. 36-37
- How Einstein Came to Princeton
John A. Lampe
, p. 38 - The Hand and the Brain
Harry L. Shapiro
, p. 39 - The Research Frontier, p. 40
- Letters to the Science Editor, p. 41
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1163, pp. 42-44
- Cover Photograph
Jack Warren