Edwardian Promenade by James Laver review
The critique surveys James Laver’s Edwardian Promenade from Houghton Mifflin on a revised era marked by Victoria’s death and World War I. It notes Laver’s light touch and focus on surfaces, fashion from Bakst to Poiret, shifts in society, industry, and art, and praises illustrations from Blanche and Nash as fitting accents to a changing century.
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James Laver
Houghton Mifflin
Queen Victoria
You
Laver
Bakst
Worth
Poiret
London
France
Bleriot
Channel
Paris
New World
Jack London
Shaw
Wel's
Bennett
Isabel Pankhurst
Sarajevo
Kaiser
Mons
Ypres
Somme
Hooge Wood
Jacques Emile Blanche
Marie Tempest
Paul Nash
No Man's Land
W. G. Rogers
Civil War Perspective by Shelby Foote
A compact review praises Foote’s Civil War narrative Ft Sumter to Perryville as fluid suspenseful and objective. It notes strong character contrasts between Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln, attention to minor campaigns, and a broad yet selective scope without deep background economics or home front detail.
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Ft. Sumter
Perryville
Shelby Foote
Random House
Foote
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Davis
George B. McClellan
Bob Price
Ua Best Sellers Ua Best Sellers FICTION DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Paster nak
A listing of best selling fiction and nonfiction titles with authors including Doctor Zhivago Nabokov Lolita Around the World With Auntie Mame Dennis Women and Thomas Harr Row Marquand Exodus Uris Nonfiction Aku Aku Heyerdahl Only in America Golden Baa Baa Black Sheep Boyington The Girs of Field The Viscount Montgomery The New Testament In Modern English J B Phillips
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Doctor Zhivago
Pasternak
Lolita
Nabokov
Auntie Mame
Dennis
Thomas Harrow
Marquand
Exodus
Uris
Heyerdahl
America
Golden
Boyington
Field
Viscount Ontgomery
J. B. Phillips
Racers Moment of Impact by Joseph Bailey
A speed novel centered on racer George Jason who confronts a hit run case tied to his past. He weighs returning to racing as tensions mount and a dangerous crowd threatens highway safety while a neighbor recalls a deadly highway crash. The book connects racing lore with a cautionary tale about reckless driving.
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Joseph Baily
Atlantic-Little, Brown
George Jason
Billy
W. G. Rogers
Stamps Mark International Aid and Heritage Additions
Four stamps from the Republic of China commemorate a decade of U S rural reconstruction aid on Formosa in four prices from 20 cents to 3 yuan, featuring a farmer plowing with a water buffalo. The Hermitage home of Andrew Jackson is shown on a 4 cent stamp to be released March 16 1959 with first day covers offered. Switzerland Austria Ireland Hungary issue various recent stamps with dates and subjects including Irish harp symbolism and air mail designs.
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Republic of China
United States
Formosa
U.S
Sino-American Joint Commission On Rural Reconstruction
Hermitage
Andrew Jackson
Tenn
Switzerland
Austria
Ireland
Hungary
Budapest
Museum of Fine Arts
Sepron
Christmas Photo Tips For A Merry Holiday Shoot
Practical guidance for holiday photography. Check camera operation and batteries, ensure correct color film for indoor light, and plan lighting with reflector floods. Use tests to avoid blown fuses and ensure bright results for Christmas memories.
No Law Against Cannon In Car
In Ocala Florida two men were found with a 20mm cannon and 100 rounds in their car. Manuel Zamudio a naturalized citizen from Lima Peru faced a reckless driving charge and posted a $35 bond. Francisco Serra a Cuban resident had a vagrancy count dismissed.
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Ocala
Fla
Manuel Zamudio
Lima
Peru
Francisco Serra
Summer Thunder by Willie Snow Ethridge
Savannah born author Willie Snow Ethridge presents a historical novel centered on James Oglethorpe and the early Georgia colony. The book follows the lives of the first Georgians amid struggles and romance, offering a light history read with a happy ending.
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Savannah
Three Die As French Charter Plane Crashes at Salisbury
A French four engine DC6 charter plane carrying mostly South African holiday travelers crashed on takeoff in a gusty rainstorm in Salisbury. Three Johannesburg residents were killed. Sixty passengers and seven crew escaped before the craft burned. Twenty were hospitalized overnight with burns. one in serious condition. The plane, chartered by a South African travel agency, had refueled in Salisbury en route to Brazzaville.
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Salisbury
Southern Rhodesia
Johannesburg
South Africa
Union Aero Maritime de Transport
Paris
Brazzaville
French Equatorial Africa
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