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  1. American Humor (1931)
    Constance Rourke
    A Study of the National Character
    9 Reviews, 5 Readable
  2. [+]
    American Painting As American (Review)
    Constance Rourke
    The Birth of an American Tradition in Art, by Oskar Hagen
    1. The Birth of an American Tradition in Art by Oskar Hagen
    The Nation, March 9, 1940, p. 342
  3. Reviews of Books
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    The Antique World of Bliss (Review)
    Constance Mayfield Rourke
    Far Away and Long Ago, by W.H. Hudson
    1. Far Away and Long Ago by W.H. Hudson
    The New Republic, May 24, 1919, p. 125
  4. Books and the Arts
    Art In Our Town
    Constance Rourke
    The Nation, March 30, 1940, p. 424
  5. General Articles
    Artists on Relief
    Constance Rourke
    The New Republic, July 15, 1936, pp. 286-287
  6. Audubon (1936)
    Constance Rourke
    9 Reviews, 6 Readable
  7. [+]
    Audubon (Review)
    Constance Rourke
    Audubon's America, by Donald Culross Peattie and Audubon
    1. Audubon's America by Donald Culross Peattie and Audubon
    The Nation, December 7, 1940, pp. 565-567
  8. [+]
    Ballads as History (Review)
    Constance Rourke
    Minstrels of the Mine Patch, by George G. Korson
    1. Minstrels of the Mine Patch by George G. Korson
    The Nation, December 10, 1938, pp. 630-631
  9. [+]
    Beginnings of a Literature (Review)
    Constance Rourke
    The American Notebooks, by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Randall Stewart
    1. The American Notebooks by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Randall Stewart
    The New Republic, May 17, 1933, p. 26
  10. [+]
    The Brahmin Caste (Review)
    Constance Mayfield Rourke
    Crowding Memories, by Lilian Woodman Aldrich
    1. Crowding Memories by Lilian Woodman Aldrich
    The New Republic, January 5, 1921, pp. 175-176
  11. Review of Books
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    Bret Harte (2 Reviews)
    Constance Rourke
    Bret Harte: Argonaut and Exile, by George R. Stewart, Jr.
    1. Bret Harte: Argonaut and Exile by George R. Stewart, Jr.
    2. Selected Works of Bret Harte by Bret Harte
    The New Republic, March 2, 1932, p. 77
  12. [+]
    Caradoc Evans (2 Reviews)
    Constance Mayfield Rourke
    My People, by Caradoc Evans
    1. My People by Caradoc Evans
    2. Capel Sion by Caradoc Evans
    The New Republic, February 1, 1919, pp. 30-31
  13. Charles Sheeler: Artist in the American Tradition (1938)
    Constance Rourke
    5 Reviews, 2 Readable
  14. [+]
    Continuities in Music (2 Reviews)
    Constance Rourke
    The Puritans and Music in England and New England, by Percy A. Scholes
    1. The Puritans and Music in England and New England by Percy A. Scholes
    2. National Music, and Other Essays by Ralph Vaughan Williams
    The Nation, July 3, 1935, p. 23
  15. [+]
    Cross Country (Review)
    Constance Rourke
    Folksay IV, by B.A. Botkin
    1. Folksay IV by B.A. Botkin
    The New Republic, February 1, 1933, p. 331
  16. Davy Crockett (1934)
    Constance Rourke
    5 Reviews, 2 Readable
  17. [+]
    Dorothy M. Richardson (2 Reviews)
    Constance Mayfield Rourke
    Pilgrimage, Vol. I, by Dorothy M. Richardson
    1. Pilgrimage, Vol. I by Dorothy M. Richardson
    2. Pilgrimage, Vol. II by Dorothy Richardson
    The New Republic, November 26, 1919, p. 14
  18. [+]
    Double Portrature (Review)
    Constance Rourke
    My Father, Mark Twain, by Clara Clemens
    1. My Father, Mark Twain by Clara Clemens
    The Saturday Review, January 23, 1932, p. 474
  19. [+]
    Emily Dickinson's Own Story (Review)
    Constance Rourke
    Letters of Emily Dickinson, by Mabel Loomis Todd and Emily Dickinson
    1. Letters of Emily Dickinson by Mabel Loomis Todd and Emily Dickinson
    The New Republic, April 20, 1932, p. 279
  20. Reviews of Books
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    Enchantment (6 Reviews)
    Constance Mayfield Rourke
    The Boy Who Knew What the Birds Said, by Padraic Colum
    1. The Boy Who Knew What the Birds Said by Padraic Colum
    2. The Boy Apprenticed to an Enchanter by Padraic Colum
    3. The Girl Who Sat by the Ashes by Padraic Colum
    4. The Children of Odin by Padraic Colum
    5. The Children's Homer by Padraic Colum
    6. The King of Ireland's Son by Padraic Colum
    The New Republic, May 4, 1921, p. 300
  21. [+]
    An English Raconteur (8 Reviews)
    Constance Mayfield Rourke
    Arthur's, by A. Neil Lyons
    1. Arthur's by A. Neil Lyons
    2. Sixpenny Pieces by A. Neil Lyons
    3. Robert Blatchford by A. Neil Lyons
    4. Cottage Pie by A. Neil Lyons
    5. Clara: Some Scattered Chapters in the Life of a Hussy by A. Neil Lyons
    6. Simple Simon by A. Neil Lyons
    7. Kitchener Chaps by A. Neil Lyons
    8. Moby Lane and Thereabouts by A. Neil Lyons
    The New Republic, June 8, 1918, pp. 180-181
  22. [+]
    The Ethical Novel (Review)
    Constance Mayfield Rourke
    The Modern Novel, by Wilson Follett
    1. The Modern Novel by Wilson Follett
    The New Republic, May 17, 1919, pp. 94-96
  23. Discussion
    Examining the Roots of American Humor
    Constance Rourke
    The American Scholar, Spring 1935, pp. 249-258
  24. [+]
    Flint's Recollections (Review)
    Constance Rourke
    Recollections of the Last Ten Years, by Timothy Flint and C. Hartley Grattan
    1. Recollections of the Last Ten Years by Timothy Flint and C. Hartley Grattan
    The New Republic, September 7, 1932, p. 106
  25. [+]
    The Flying Horse (Review)
    Constance Mayfield Rourke
    Gold by Gold, by Herbert S. Gorman
    1. Gold by Gold by Herbert S. Gorman
    The New Republic, August 26, 1925, p. 26
  26. [+]
    Folksong in America (Review)
    Constance Rourke
    American Ballads and Folk Songs, by John A. Lomax and Alan Lomax
    1. American Ballads and Folk Songs by John A. Lomax and Alan Lomax
    The New Republic, November 21, 1934, p. 51
  27. [+]
    From Plains to Salt Water (3 Reviews)
    Constance Rourke
    Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads, by John A. Lomax and Alan Lomax
    1. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads by John A. Lomax and Alan Lomax
    2. Roll and Go by Joanna C. Colcord
    3. Whale Ships and Whaling by Albert Cook Church
    The Nation, January 21, 1939, p. 96
  28. The Genius of the Novel
    Constance Mayfield Rourke
    The New Republic, January 4, 1922, pp. 149-150
  29. [+]
    Good Morning (Review)
    Constance Rourke
    Art Young: His Life and Times, by John Nicholas Beffel and Art Young
    1. Art Young: His Life and Times by John Nicholas Beffel and Art Young
    The Nation, February 10, 1940, pp. 214-215
  30. [+]
    Good Showmanship (Review)
    Constance Rourke
    A Vagabond Trouper, by Jefferson DeAngelis and Alvin F. Harlow
    1. A Vagabond Trouper by Jefferson DeAngelis and Alvin F. Harlow
    The New Republic, April 8, 1931, p. 214
  31. Books and the Arts
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    Have We an American Art? (8 Reviews)
    Constance Rourke
    The Gist of Art, by John Sloan
    1. The Gist of Art by John Sloan
    2. An American Artist's Story by George Biddle
    3. And He Sat Among the Ashes by William Schack
    4. Modern American Painting by Peyton Boswell, Jr.
    5. A Treasury of Art Masterpieces by Thomas Craven
    6. Have We An American Art? by Edward Alden Jewell
    7. America's Old Masters by James Thomas Flexner
    8. The Artist of the Revolution by Charles Coleman Sellers
    The Nation, November 11, 1939, pp. 527-528
  32. Reviews of Books
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    Henry, William and Henry (2 Reviews)
    Constance Rourke
    The Three Jameses, by C. Hartley Grattan
    1. The Three Jameses by C. Hartley Grattan
    2. Threatre and Friendship by Henry James and Elizabeth Robins
    The New Republic, October 19, 1932, p. 265
  33. Books and the Arts
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    In Time of Hesitation (Review)
    Constance Rourke
    Men Must Act, by Lewis Mumford
    1. Men Must Act by Lewis Mumford
    The Nation, February 18, 1939, pp. 206-207
  34. [+]
    The Making of an Epic (2 Reviews)
    Constance Mayfield Rourke
    Paul Bunyan, by James Stevens
    1. Paul Bunyan by James Stevens
    2. Paul Bunyan by Esther Shephard
    The Saturday Review, August 29, 1925, p. 81
  35. [+]
    Marvels, a History, and a Character (Review)
    Constance Rourke
    The Journey of the Flame, by Antonio de Fierro Blanco
    1. The Journey of the Flame by Antonio de Fierro Blanco
    The Nation, November 8, 1933, p. 543
  36. The National Folk Festival
    Constance Rourke
    The New Republic, May 30, 1934, p. 72
  37. The National Folk Festival
    Constance Rourke
    The New Republic, June 5, 1935, pp. 102-103
  38. The Nobel Sport of Ballad Hunting
    Constance Rourke
    The Nation, August 15, 1934, p. 192
  39. Our Comic Heritage
    Constance Rourke
    The Saturday Review, March 21, 1931, pp. 678-679
  40. [+]
    Our Earliest Cities (Review)
    Constance Rourke
    Cities in the Wilderness, by Carl Bridenbaugh
    1. Cities in the Wilderness by Carl Bridenbaugh
    The Nation, May 6, 1939, p. 535
  41. [+]
    Our Mythology (Review)
    Constance Rourke
    American Humor, by Constance Rourke
    1. American Humor by Constance Rourke
    The Forum, June 1931
  42. [+]
    Ourselves (Review)
    Constance Rourke
    What Is American?, by Frank Ernest Hill
    1. What Is American? by Frank Ernest Hill
    The Saturday Review, March 11, 1933, p. 473
  43. Paul Bunyon
    Constance Mayfield Rourke
    The New Republic, July 7, 1920, pp. 176-179
  44. [+]
    Picaro Among the Puritans (Review)
    Constance Mayfield Rourke
    Memoirs of the Notorious Stephen Burroughs of New Hampshire, by Stephen Burroughs
    1. Memoirs of the Notorious Stephen Burroughs of New Hampshire by Stephen Burroughs
    The Saturday Review, January 10, 1925, p. 446
  45. Portrait of a Home Town
    Constance Mayfield Rourke
    The New Republic, February 23, 1921, pp. 369-370
  46. Private Life for Children
    Constance Mayfield Rourke
    The New Republic, August 10, 1921, pp. 294-295
  47. [+]
    Five New Books About Our America (Review)
    Constance Rourke
    Advancing the Frontier, 1830-1860, by Grant Foreman
    1. Advancing the Frontier, 1830-1860 by Grant Foreman
    The New Republic, December 13, 1933, p. 141
  48. [+]
    The Road to Castaly (Review)
    Constance Mayfield Rourke
    Development, by W. Bryher
    1. Development by W. Bryher
    The New Republic, January 26, 1921, p. 270
  49. The Roots of American Culture, and Other Essays (1942)
    Constance Rourke and Van Wyck Brooks
    7 Reviews, 3 Readable
  50. [+]
    The Significance of Sections (Review)
    Constance Rourke
    United States, 1830-1850, by Frederick Jackson Turner
    1. United States, 1830-1850 by Frederick Jackson Turner
    The Nation, April 17, 1935, p. 458
  51. The Significance of Sections
    Constance Rourke
    The New Republic, September 20, 1933, pp. 148-151
  52. [+]
    Story of a Dictator (Review)
    Constance Rourke
    Rico: Bandit and Dictator, by Antonio de Fierro Blanco
    1. Rico: Bandit and Dictator by Antonio de Fierro Blanco
    The Nation, August 8, 1934, p. 166
  53. [+]
    Studies in American Culture (3 Reviews)
    Constance Rourke
    Liberal Kentucky, 1780-1828, by Niels Henry Sonne
    1. Liberal Kentucky, 1780-1828 by Niels Henry Sonne
    2. Jedidiah Morse: A Champion of New England Orthodoxy by James King Morse
    3. The Early Days of Christian Socialism in America by James Dombrowski
    The Nation, September 23, 1939, p. 327
  54. [+]
    Study of a Culture (Review)
    Constance Rourke
    Modern French Painters, by R.H. Wilenski
    1. Modern French Painters by R.H. Wilenski
    The Nation, July 20, 1940, p. 54
  55. [+]
    A Survey of Regionalism (Review)
    Constance Rourke
    American Regionalism, by Howard W. Odum and Harry Estill Moore
    1. American Regionalism by Howard W. Odum and Harry Estill Moore
    The Nation, October 1, 1938, p. 330
  56. Books and the Arts
    Traditions for Young People
    Constance Rourke
    The Nation, November 20, 1937, pp. 562-563
  57. [+]
    Transitions (2 Reviews)
    Constance Mayfield Rourke
    Peace in Friendship Village, by Zona Gale
    1. Peace in Friendship Village by Zona Gale
    2. Miss Lulu Bett, and Selected Stories by Zona Gale
    The New Republic, August 11, 1920, pp. 315-316
  58. Troupers of the Gold Coast (1928)
    Constance Rourke
    Or, the Rise of Lotta Crabtree
    5 Reviews, 3 Readable
  59. Trumpets of Jubilee (1927)
    Constance Mayfield Rourke
    Henry Ward Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Lyman Beecher, Horace Greeley, P.T...
    7 Reviews, 5 Readable
  60. [+]
    Turning the Joke on the American (Review)
    Constance M. Rourke
    Thirty Fables In Slang, by George Ade
    1. Thirty Fables In Slang by George Ade
    The Saturday Review, July 29, 1933, p. 15
  61. [+]
    Two Sides of a Continent (2 Reviews)
    Constance Rourke
    Lowered Boats, by Foster Rhea Dulles
    1. Lowered Boats by Foster Rhea Dulles
    2. San Francisco: A Pageant by Charles Caldwell Dobie
    The New Republic, January 3, 1934, p. 232
  62. Reviews of Books
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    The Unfolding Earth (Review)
    Constance Rourke
    Earth Horizon: An Autobiography, by Mary Austin
    1. Earth Horizon: An Autobiography by Mary Austin
    The New Republic, December 21, 1932, p. 166
  63. Vaudeville
    Constance Mayfield Rourke
    The New Republic, August 27, 1919, p. 115
  64. [+]
    Virginia Woolf (2 Reviews)
    Constance Mayfield Rourke
    The Voyage Out, by Virginia Woolf
    1. The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf
    2. Night and Day by Virginia Woolf
    The New Republic, May 5, 1920, pp. 320-321
  65. Books and the Arts
    Voltaire Combe
    Constance Rourke
    The Nation, October 7, 1939, pp. 379-380
  66. [+]
    Words and Music (Review)
    Constance Rourke
    Stephen Foster: America's Troubadour, by John Tasker Howard
    1. Stephen Foster: America's Troubadour by John Tasker Howard
    The New Republic, July 4, 1934, p. 217
  67. [+]
    Work Songs and Hollers (2 Reviews)
    Constance Rourke
    Negro Folk Songs as Sung by Lead Belly, by John A. Lomax and Alan Lomax
    1. Negro Folk Songs as Sung by Lead Belly by John A. Lomax and Alan Lomax
    2. Negro Songs of Protest by Lawrence Gellert
    The New Republic, December 30, 1936, p. 280
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