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February 1988

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Volume

39

Issue

1

The credit on the silver punch bowl on page 25 of the December 1987 issue should have read Peter T. Kassai and Sons, Manhattan Arts & Antiques Center, Shop No. 1.

Stories published from "February 1988"

Why the Candidates Still Use FDR as Their Measure

Authored by: William E. Leuchtenburg

It’s not surprising that Democrats seek to wrap themselves in the Roosevelt cloak; what’s harder to understand is why so many Republicans do, too. A distinguished historian explains.

Luks

Authored by: Ormonde De Kay

He said that his critics didn’t like his work because it was “too noisy,” but he didn’t care what any of them said. George Luks’ determination to paint only what interested him was his greatest strength and his greatest weakness.

“We Will Not Do Duty Any Longer for Seven Dollars per Month”

Authored by: Otto Friedrich

The United States had promised black soldiers that they would be paid as much as whites. Sergeant Walker believed that promise.

Can History Save Us from a Depression?

Authored by: Timothy C. Forbes

It depends on whose interpretation of both history and the current crisis you believe. For one of America’s most prominent supply-side economists, the answer is yes.

Blizzard

Authored by: E. N. Coons

An astonishing saga of endurance and high courage told by a man who lived through it

Forgotten Laughter: The Fred Allen Story

Authored by: Neil A. Grauer

The dour radio comedian regarded his work as totally ephemeral, but a new generation of comics has built upon his foundations