Curtis Dahl

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Curtis Dahl, Samuel Valentine Cole Professor of English Literature at Wheaton College, in Norton, Massachusetts, is a previous contributor and the author of several critical works on American literature.

Articles by Curtis Dahl

Lincoln Saves A Reformer, October 1972 | Vol. 23, No. 6
The Navy and contractor Smith accused each other of fraud. The Navy won—until the President took a hand Read >>
The Sunny Master Of Sunnyside, December 1961 | Vol. 13, No. 1
Blending satire and nostalgia, Washington Irving taught his readers both to love the past and chuckle over its absurdities Read >>
Mr. Smith’s American Acropolis, June 1956 | Vol. 7, No. 4
Washington would be a capital of Egyptian pillars and Roman splendor if this hardware merchant’s grandiose plan had been adopted Read >>

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