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Adams: An American Dynasty (1976)Francis Russell
1 Review

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America's Dreyfus Case (Review) Francis Russell
The Black Flag, by Brian Jackson
- The Black Flag by Brian Jackson


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The Bard of Bromsgrove (Review) Francis Russell
Complete Poems of A.E. Housman, by A.E. Housman
- Complete Poems of A.E. Housman by A.E. Housman

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Bay State Black Senator (Review) Francis Russell
Ed Brooke, by John Henry Cutler
- Ed Brooke by John Henry Cutler



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Books in Brief (Review) F. Russell
My Fathers and I, by Eric Linklater
- My Fathers and I by Eric Linklater

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Books in Brief (Review) F. Russell
The Good Years, by Walter Lord
- The Good Years by Walter Lord

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Books in Brief (Review) F. Russell
Which Ones Are the Enemy?, by George P. Garrett
- Which Ones Are the Enemy? by George P. Garrett

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Books in Brief (Review) F. Russell
The Unknown Orwell, by Peter Stansky and William Abrahams
- The Unknown Orwell by Peter Stansky and William Abrahams

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"By a Set of Curious Chances" (Review) Francis Russell
Eisenhower: Captive Hero, by Marquis W. Childs
- Eisenhower: Captive Hero by Marquis W. Childs

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The Case that Will Not Close (Review) Francis Russell
The Lindbergh Case, by Jim Fisher
- The Lindbergh Case by Jim Fisher

A City in Terror (1975)Francis Russell
Calvin Coolidge and the 1919 Boston Police Strike
5 Reviews



Coolidge's VermontFrancis Russell
Plymouth Notch in an Off-Season

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The Cult of Henry Miller (Review) Francis Russell
The Tropic of Cancer, by Henry Miller
- The Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller

The Death WatchFrancis Russell




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A Dirty Business (Review) Francis Russell
The Lusitania, by Colin Simpson
- The Lusitania by Colin Simpson

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Discipline and Death (Review) Francis Russell
Ribbon Creek: The Marine Corps on Trial, by William B. McKean
- Ribbon Creek: The Marine Corps on Trial by William B. McKean

Books, Arts, Manners
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Doubts About Dallas (2 Reviews) Francis Russell
Inquest, by Edward Jay Epstein
- Inquest by Edward Jay Epstein
- Rush to Judgment by Mark Lane


Dublin in the DoldrumsFrancis Russell
With a Brief Memory of Brendan Behan




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Generalissimo (Review) Francis Russell
American Caesar, by William Manchester
- American Caesar by William Manchester

The GeniusFrancis Russell

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The Ghost of Roger Casement (Review) Francis Russell
The Black Diaries of Roger Casement, by Peter Singleton-Gates and Roger Casement
- The Black Diaries of Roger Casement by Peter Singleton-Gates and Roger Casement




Books, Arts, Manners
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Grampa Honey Fitz (Review) Francis Russell
Honey Fitz: Three Steps to the White House, by John Henry Cutler
- Honey Fitz: Three Steps to the White House by John Henry Cutler

The Great Interlude (1964)Francis Russell
Neglected Events and Persons from the First World War to the Depression
2 Reviews

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To H-ll with the Kaiser (Review) Francis Russell
The Kaiser, by Alan W. Palmer
- The Kaiser by Alan W. Palmer

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Harding Rides Again (Review) Francis Russell
The Harding Era, by Robert K. Murray
- The Harding Era by Robert K. Murray


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A Hero to His Mistress (Review) Francis Russell
Lloyd George: A Diary, by Frances Stevenson and A.J.P. Taylor
- Lloyd George: A Diary by Frances Stevenson and A.J.P. Taylor


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Home is the Sailor (Review) Francis Russell
Atlantic High, by William F. Buckley, Jr.
- Atlantic High by William F. Buckley, Jr.


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The Human Tragicomedy (Review) Francis Russell
Blue Hill Avenue, by Mark Mirsky
- Blue Hill Avenue by Mark Mirsky

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A Hundred Years of Harding (Review) Francis Russell
The Available Man, by Andrew Sinclair
- The Available Man by Andrew Sinclair

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Immortal Mr. Dooley (Review) Francis Russell
Mr. Dooley: Now and Forever, by Finley Peter Dunne and Louis Filler
- Mr. Dooley: Now and Forever by Finley Peter Dunne and Louis Filler

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Inside the SS (Review) Francis Russell
The Order of the Death's Head, by Heinz Hohne
- The Order of the Death's Head by Heinz Hohne

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John Dos Passos (1896-1970) (Review) Francis Russell
Dos Passos: A Life, by Virginia Spencer Carr
- Dos Passos: A Life by Virginia Spencer Carr

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Johnson Is As Johnson Does (Review) Francis Russell
The Path to Power, by Robert A. Caro
- The Path to Power by Robert A. Caro

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The Kennedys (Review) Francis Russell
The Kennedy Family, by Joseph F. Dinneen
- The Kennedy Family by Joseph F. Dinneen


The Knave of Boston (1987)Francis Russell
And Other Ambiguous Massachusetts Characters
3 Reviews, 2 Readable

The Last AppleFrancis Russell


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Last of the Characters (Review) Francis Russell
Copey of Harvard, by J. Donald Adams
- Copey of Harvard by J. Donald Adams

LettersVasily Aksenov, Brian Jackson, and David E. Kaiser, ...

LettersRichard C. Wade, Lawrence Heyl, Jr., and Francis Russell, ...

LettersJeri Laber, Edward Abbey, Bill McKibben, and Dr. Nicholas Palmer, ...

The Lindbergh CaseLudovic Kennedy, Francis Russell, and Anthony Scaduto, ...
An Exchange

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The Lindbergh Testament (Review) Francis Russell
Autobiography of Values, by Charles A. Lindbergh, William Jovanovich, and Judith A. Sch...
- Autobiography of Values by Charles A. Lindbergh, William Jovanovich, and Judith A. Schiff, ...


Books---Arts---Manners
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Lost Nations (Review) Francis Russell
The Nation Killers, by Robert Conquest
- The Nation Killers by Robert Conquest

Book Reviews
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Man of the House (Review) Francis Russell
Man of the House, by Tip O'Neill and William Novak
- Man of the House by Tip O'Neill and William Novak



The Men of VimyFrancis Russell

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Merchants of Death (Review) Francis Russell
The American Way of Death, by Jessica Mitford
- The American Way of Death by Jessica Mitford

Books, Arts, Manners
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More 'Secrets of the White House' (Review) Francis Russell
With Kennedy, by Pierre Salinger
- With Kennedy by Pierre Salinger


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Movies I: Pistol Packin' Patton (Review) Francis Russell
Patton (1970 Film), by Franklin J. Schaffner
- Patton (1970 Film) by Franklin J. Schaffner

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Movies: Another Oscar (Review) Francis Russell
Oscar Wilde (1960 Film), by Gregory Ratoff
- Oscar Wilde (1960 Film) by Gregory Ratoff

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Movies: Beginners' Bergman (Review) Francis Russell
Secrets of Women (1961 Film), by Ingmar Bergman
- Secrets of Women (1961 Film) by Ingmar Bergman

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Movies: Boys Will Be Girls (Review) Francis Russell
Myra Breckinridge (1970 Film), by Michael Sarne
- Myra Breckinridge (1970 Film) by Michael Sarne

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Movies: Celluloid Castles in Spain (Review) Francis Russell
El Cid (1961 Film), by Anthony Mann
- El Cid (1961 Film) by Anthony Mann

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Movies: Coffin Corner (Review) Francis Russell
The Loved One (1965 Film), by Tony Richardson
- The Loved One (1965 Film) by Tony Richardson


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Movies: Disney Rides Again (Review) Francis Russell
Sleeping Beauty (1959 Film), by Clyde Geronimi, Les Clark, Eric Larson, and Wolfgang Re...
- Sleeping Beauty (1959 Film) by Clyde Geronimi, Les Clark, Eric Larson, and Wolfgang Reitherman, ...

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Movies: Eight Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Review) Francis Russell
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962 Film), by Vincente Minnelli
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962 Film) by Vincente Minnelli

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Movies: Epic, Epic, Who's Got the Epic? (Review) Francis Russell
Exodus (1960 Film), by Otto Preminger
- Exodus (1960 Film) by Otto Preminger

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Movies: Extravaganza and Simple Truth (2 Reviews) Francis Russell
Samson and Delilah (1949 Film), by Cecil B. DeMille
- Samson and Delilah (1949 Film) by Cecil B. DeMille
- He Who Must Die (1957 Film) by Jules Dassin

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Movies: Farewell, My Lady (Review) Francis Russell
My Fair Lady (1964 Film), by George Cukor
- My Fair Lady (1964 Film) by George Cukor

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Movies: Fielding on Film (Review) Francis Russell
Tom Jones (1963 Film), by Tony Richardson
- Tom Jones (1963 Film) by Tony Richardson

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Movies: For the Bible Tells Me So (Review) Francis Russell
The Bible...In the Beginning (1966 Film), by John Huston
- The Bible...In the Beginning (1966 Film) by John Huston

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Movies: Herr Hamlet (Review) Francis Russell
The Rest Is Silence (1959 Film), by Helmut Kautner
- The Rest Is Silence (1959 Film) by Helmut Kautner

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Movies: How to Write a Screen Play (Review) Francis Russell
Lawrence of Arabia (1962 Film), by David Lean
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962 Film) by David Lean

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Movies: I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Cardinal (Review) Francis Russell
The Cardinal (1963 Film), by Otto Preminger
- The Cardinal (1963 Film) by Otto Preminger

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Movies: I Love to Tell the Story (Review) Francis Russell
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965 Film), by George Stevens, David Lean, and Jean Negul...
- The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965 Film) by George Stevens, David Lean, and Jean Negulesco

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Movies: Ivan and Two Swedes (3 Reviews) Francis Russell
My Name Is Ivan (1962 Film), by Andrei Tarkovsky and Eduard Abalov
- My Name Is Ivan (1962 Film) by Andrei Tarkovsky and Eduard Abalov
- The Doll (1962 Film) by Arne Mattsson
- The Silence (1963 Film) by Ingmar Bergman

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Movies: Judgment in Hollywood (Review) Francis Russell
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961 Film), by Stanley Kramer
- Judgment at Nuremberg (1961 Film) by Stanley Kramer

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Movies: Lumpen-Caesar (Review) Francis Russell
Mein Kampf (1960 Film), by Erwin Leiser
- Mein Kampf (1960 Film) by Erwin Leiser

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Movies: Maugham's the Word (Review) Francis Russell
Of Human Bondage (1964 Film), by Ken Hughes and Bryan Forbes
- Of Human Bondage (1964 Film) by Ken Hughes and Bryan Forbes

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Movies: Nothing to Lose but the Price of Admission (Review) Francis Russell
Spartacus (1960 Film), by Stanley Kubrick
- Spartacus (1960 Film) by Stanley Kubrick

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Movies: Operation Ben-Hur (Review) Francis Russell
Ben-Hur (1959 Film), by William Wyler
- Ben-Hur (1959 Film) by William Wyler

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Movies: Paris Warmed Up (Review) Francis Russell
Is Paris Burning? (1966 Film), by Rene Clement
- Is Paris Burning? (1966 Film) by Rene Clement

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Movies: Pasteurized Can-can (Review) Francis Russell
Can-Can (1960 Film), by Walter Lang
- Can-Can (1960 Film) by Walter Lang

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Movies: Petronius Redivivus (Review) Francis Russell
Lolita (1962 Film), by Stanley Kubrick
- Lolita (1962 Film) by Stanley Kubrick

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Movies: Roman in the Gloamin' (Review) Francis Russell
Cleopatra (1963 Film), by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Cleopatra (1963 Film) by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Arts & Manners
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Movies: Tell Me the Old, Old Story (Review) Francis Russell
Sacco and Vanzetti (1971 Film), by Giuliano Montaldo
- Sacco and Vanzetti (1971 Film) by Giuliano Montaldo

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Movies: The Blue Angel---Then and Now (2 Reviews) Francis Russell
The Blue Angel (1930 Film), by Josef von Sternberg
- The Blue Angel (1930 Film) by Josef von Sternberg
- The Blue Angel (1959 Film) by Edward Dmytryk

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Movies: The Gospel According to MGM (Review) Francis Russell
King of Kings (1955 Film), by Nicholas Ray
- King of Kings (1955 Film) by Nicholas Ray

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Movies: The Novel Was Bad Enough (Review) Francis Russell
Elmer Gantry (1960 Film), by Richard Brooks
- Elmer Gantry (1960 Film) by Richard Brooks

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Movies: The Reign in Spain (Review) Francis Russell
To Die in Madrid (1965 Film), by Frederic Rossif
- To Die in Madrid (1965 Film) by Frederic Rossif

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Movies: Vintage Hardy (Review) Francis Russell
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967 Film), by John Schlesinger
- Far from the Madding Crowd (1967 Film) by John Schlesinger

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Movies: 'Zhivago' Reduced to an Epic (Review) Francis Russell
Doctor Zhivago (1965 Film), by David Lean
- Doctor Zhivago (1965 Film) by David Lean


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Murder in Pennsylvania (Review) Francis Russell
The Molly Maguires, by Wayne G. Broehl, Jr.
- The Molly Maguires by Wayne G. Broehl, Jr.


My Renewed CityFrancis Russell

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A Naughty President (Review) Francis Russell
The Ohio Gang, by Charles L. Mee, Jr.
- The Ohio Gang by Charles L. Mee, Jr.

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New Friends and Second Readers (Review) Francis Russell
Stepping Stones to Literature, by Sarah Louise Arnold
- Stepping Stones to Literature by Sarah Louise Arnold

Nibelungen SongFrancis Russell

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Northeast of Boston (Review) Francis Russell
Cape Ann: Cape America, by Herbert A. Kenny
- Cape Ann: Cape America by Herbert A. Kenny



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Only the Little Tramp Matters (Review) Francis Russell
My Autobiography, by Charles Chaplin
- My Autobiography by Charles Chaplin

Our Daily BreadFrancis Russell

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Out Where the West Begins Again (Review) Francis Russell
Roughnecking It, by Chilton Williamson, Jr.
- Roughnecking It by Chilton Williamson, Jr.


The Passing SceneFrancis Russell
Farewell to the Katzenjammer Kids

The Passing SceneFrancis Russell
Farewell to the Satevepost

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A Pinter Pickled Peppers (Review) Francis Russell
The Trial of the Germans, by Eugene Davidson
- The Trial of the Germans by Eugene Davidson

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The Power of Pork (2 Reviews) Francis Russell
The Rockefellers, by Peter Collier and David Horowitz
- The Rockefellers by Peter Collier and David Horowitz
- "I Never Wanted to be Vice-President of Anything!" by Michael S. Kramer and Sam Roberts

The President Makers (1976)Francis Russell
From Mark Hanna to Joseph P. Kennedy
4 Reviews

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The Problem of Pornography (Review) Francis Russell
The Smut Peddlers, by James Jackson Kilpatrick
- The Smut Peddlers by James Jackson Kilpatrick


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The Reader and the Novelist (Review) Francis Russell
How to Read a Novel, by Caroline Gordon
- How to Read a Novel by Caroline Gordon


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Resistance (Review) Francis Russell
Soldiers of the Night, by David Schoenbrun
- Soldiers of the Night by David Schoenbrun

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Books in Brief (Review) F. Russell
A Week-End in the Middle of the Week, by Oliver St. John Gogarty
- A Week-End in the Middle of the Week by Oliver St. John Gogarty

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Books in Brief (Review) F. Russell
The Ginger Man, by J.P. Donleavy
- The Ginger Man by J.P. Donleavy

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Books in Brief (Review) F. Russell
Arabesque and Honeycomb, by Sacheverell Sitwell
- Arabesque and Honeycomb by Sacheverell Sitwell

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Books in Brief (Review) F. Russell
The Splendid Little War, by Frank Freidel
- The Splendid Little War by Frank Freidel

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Books in Brief (Review) F. Russell
The English Eccentrics, by Edith Sitwell
- The English Eccentrics by Edith Sitwell

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Books in Brief (Review) F. Russell
Max's Nineties, by Max Beerbohm
- Max's Nineties by Max Beerbohm

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Books in Brief (Review) F. Russell
A Good Time to Be Alive, by Edgar Ansel Mowrer
- A Good Time to Be Alive by Edgar Ansel Mowrer

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Books in Brief (Review) F. Russell
No Room in the Ark, by Alan Moorehead
- No Room in the Ark by Alan Moorehead

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Books in Brief (Review) F. Russell
Silhouette in Diamonds, by Ishbel Ross
- Silhouette in Diamonds by Ishbel Ross

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Books in Brief (Review) F. Russell
The Run, by John Hay
- The Run by John Hay

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Books in Brief (Review) F. Russell
The Incredible Krupps, by Norbert Muhlen
- The Incredible Krupps by Norbert Muhlen

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To the Editor (Review) F. Russell
Taken at the Flood, by John Gunther
- Taken at the Flood by John Gunther

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Books in Brief (Review) F. Russell
The Story of Mount Washington, by F. Allen Burt
- The Story of Mount Washington by F. Allen Burt

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Books in Brief (Review) F. Russell
The Great Epidemic, by A.A. Hoehling
- The Great Epidemic by A.A. Hoehling

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Books in Brief (Review) F. Russell
String Too Short to Be Saved, by Donald Hall
- String Too Short to Be Saved by Donald Hall

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Books in Brief (Review) F. Russell
Nature's Year, by John Hay
- Nature's Year by John Hay

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Books in Brief (Review) F. Russell
A Shower of Stars, by John J. Pullen
- A Shower of Stars by John J. Pullen

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Books in Brief (Review) F. Russell
The Rise of Warren Gamaliel Harding, 1865-1920, by Randolph C. Downes
- The Rise of Warren Gamaliel Harding, 1865-1920 by Randolph C. Downes

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Books in Brief (Review) Francis Russell
Elsa's Housebook, by Elsa Dorfman
- Elsa's Housebook by Elsa Dorfman

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Books in Brief (Review) Francis Russell
Arms for the Arabs, by Jon D. Glassman
- Arms for the Arabs by Jon D. Glassman

Roy CampbellFrancis Russell


Sacco and VanzettiFrancis Russell
Was the Trial Fair?

Sacco and VanzettiDavid E. Kaiser and Francis Russell
An Exchange

Sacco and Vanzetti: The Case Resolved (1986)Francis Russell
4 Reviews, 1 Readable

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The Sacco-Vanzetti Myth (Review) Francis Russell
Protest: Sacco-Vanzetti and the Intellectuals, by David Felix
- Protest: Sacco-Vanzetti and the Intellectuals by David Felix






The Shadow of Blooming Grove (1968)Francis Russell
Warren G. Harding in His Times
7 Reviews, 2 Readable



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Slave Russia (Review) Francis Russell
The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956, by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
- The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956 by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn

Son of SaccoFrancis Russell


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The Sweep of Greatness (Review) Francis Russell
August 1914, by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
- August 1914 by Alexander Solzhenitsyn



Theater: WGODFrancis Russell

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Thomas Wolfe and His Clan (Review) Francis Russell
Look Behind You, Thomas Wolfe, by Elaine Westall Gould
- Look Behind You, Thomas Wolfe by Elaine Westall Gould

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Through Pagan Eyes (Review) Francis Russell
The Christians as the Romans Saw Them, by Robert L. Wilken
- The Christians as the Romans Saw Them by Robert L. Wilken

Tragedy in Dedham (1962)Francis Russell
The Story of the Sacco-Vanzetti Case
7 Reviews, 2 Readable



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The Twenties Revisited (Review) Francis Russell
America in the Twenties, by Geoffrey Perret
- America in the Twenties by Geoffrey Perret

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Twice-Told Tales (Review) Francis Russell
The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys, by Doris Kearns Goodwin
- The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys by Doris Kearns Goodwin

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The Unknown Lawrence (Review) Francis Russell
The Secret Lives of Lawrence of Arabia, by Phillip Knightley and Colin Simpson
- The Secret Lives of Lawrence of Arabia by Phillip Knightley and Colin Simpson


Books, Arts, Manners
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Vanitas Vanitatum (Review) Francis Russell
Vanity Fair, by Cleveland Amory and Frederic Bradlee
- Vanity Fair by Cleveland Amory and Frederic Bradlee

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Wanted: Irish Editor (Review) Francis Russell
Mortal Friends, by James Carroll
- Mortal Friends by James Carroll




Yankee CityFrancis Russell


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99,999,999 Hurrahs (Review) Francis Russell
The Last Hurrah (1958 Film), by John Ford
- The Last Hurrah (1958 Film) by John Ford
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