River to the West by John Jennings review
A review of River to the West tracing John Jacob Astor s plan to claim Pacific Northwest lands via the Tonquin voyage and Astoria. O Rourke as confidant narrates a saga of perilous voyages, Indian clashes, overland return, and a romance with Valerie. Strong literary praise with caveats on pacing.
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John Jennings
Doubleday and Company
John Jacob Astor
Pacific Northwest
United States
America
Lewis and Clark
Midwest
Astor
North America
Canada
Mexico
Columbia River
O’rourke
New York
Tonquin
Thorn
Cape Horn
Columbia
Astoria
Washington
Rory
Valerie
Salem
C. S. Forester
J. B
Is Drinking Destroying Your Home
Is drinking destroying your home and relationships as you fail to quit? The ad promotes an Alco-Haven program with specially trained physicians and nurses purifying the bloodstream and removing alcoholic poisons. Treatment targets full health restoration rather than just sobering up.
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Alco-Haven
1949 Books Preview From Major Publishers
With the new year under way a slew of top-flight books hit the presses. Evelyn Waugh's Scott-King's Modern Europe tops previews from Little, Brown and Company, shorter and sweeter than The Loved One. Other titles include John P. Marquand's Point of No Return, Max Lerner's Actions and Passions, Father of the Bride by Edward Streeter, The Man Who Made Friends with Himself by Christopher Morley, The Moment of Truth by Storm Jameson, and The Dukays by Lajos Zilahy. Enda's Bookshop provides all reviews.
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Evelyn Waugh
Scott-King
Europe
Little, Brown and Company
John P. Marquand
Simon and Schuster
Max Lerner
Mabel
Edward Streeter
Doubleday
Christopher Morley
Macmillan
Storm Jameson
Prentice-Hall
Dukays
Lajosi Zilahy
Enda
Bright Leaf novel review highlights tobacco era tensions
A UNC professor-written study of Bright Leaf portrays tobacco as the dynamic force of North Carolina with Brant Boyle and Major Singleton in a tale of passion, conflict, and change. The review lauds its strong characterizations and shows how the tobacco industry backdrop shapes the plot without dwelling on technical details.
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Foster Fitz- Simmons
Rhinehart & Co
University of North Carolina
Tobacco
North Carolina
John Barton
Major Singleton
Barton
Brant Boyle
Brant
Margaret
B. C
Murder in the City by O. M. Hall described as a fast paced whodunit
A review of Murder in the City set in Peninsular City near Los Angeles. Gangster Fats Pulaski and his mob control the city while reformers Jeffrey Dodge and Finn Grannis fight to expose crime. Dodge ends in jail on murder charges, Finn disappears with key papers, and the narrative promises a tense chase through crime and politics.
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O. M. Hall
Farrar, Straus and Co
Peninsular City
Los Angeles
Fats Pulaski
Virtue
Jeffrey Dodge
Finn Grannis
Jeff
Finn
Fats
Bachelors Warned About Nurses After Hours Habits
Dr. Helen Nahm of Duke University summarizes survey data from twelve nursing schools on nurses interests and conduct. Entertainment favors movies or picnics. discussions on world issues are not favored by many. most nurses are autocratic yet enthusiastic about their profession. a small fraction dislike nursing. article appears in Applied Psychology Monographs.
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Durham
Helen Nahm
Duke University
Nahm
Journal of Applied Psychology
American Ichological Association
Graduation at College Set for Mid Winter Commencement
High Point College will graduate 45 students in a mid winter commencement at the college chapel on Wednesday at 11 oclock. Dr C R Hinshaw announces the speaker will be Dr A J Hobbs and degrees will be conferred by Dr G I Humphreys. Rev era Goodson will conduct the devotional. Two additional graduates bring the class to 45 the largest mid year class in the school's history.
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High Point College
C. R. Hinshaw
A. J. Hobbs
Rocky Mount
The
Methodist Church
G. I. Humphreys
Era Goodson
First Methodist
Hinshaw
William Edward Fitzgerald
Farmer
Cordy
High Point
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