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August/September 1984

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Volume

35

Issue

5

Brooklynophilia First TV President The Munich Murders: A Correction The Worst Wife in the Colonies Vietnam Dissent Lonely Fan Extraordinary Kick Initial Confusion Still Only a General ‘Holland’ Amplifications ‘Holland’ Amplifications ‘Holland’ Amplifications ‘Holland’ Amplifications Hemingway Celebration Bigger and Earlier

Stories published from "August/September 1984"

The Long, Happy Life of ‘Bartlett’s Quotations’

Authored by: Emily Morison Beck

It is the repository of the wisdom and poetry of the world. Its editor tells the story of how it came into being and how it stays there .

Matters Of Fact

Authored by: Geoffrey C. Ward

Vidal’s Lincoln

The Air-conditioned Century

Authored by: Robert Friedman

The story of how a blast of cool, dry air changed America

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

Authored by: Jules Tygiel

He was a lieutenant in the Army of the United States: he saw no reason to sit in the back of the bus

The Gilded Age

Authored by: H. Wayne Morgan

For years it was seen as the worst of times: bloated, crass, witlessly extravagant. But now scholars are beginning to find some of the era’s unexpected virtues.

Madly For Adlai

Authored by: Thomas B. Morgan

The masses and the media made waves for the Stevenson campaign of 1960 and almost upset John F. Kennedy’s bid for the Democratic nomination. The waves have been felt ever since.

Dawn Of The Railroad

Authored by: The Editors

A pioneer locomotive builder used pen and ink, watercolor, and near-total recall to re-create the birth of a titanic enterprise

An Empire Of Women

Authored by: Earl Fendelman

E.G. Lewis decided that a strong man could liberate American women and make money doing it

“The Wall of Separation”

Authored by: Richard B. Morris

The Founding, Fathers never did agree about the proper relationship between church and state. No wonder the Supreme Court has been backing and filling on the principle ever since.

My Ancestor, The Wizard

Authored by: Joseph Jacobs Thorndike Jr.

Eight generations back, the author discovered a forebear hanging on the family tree

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