Admiral of the Ocean Sea praised as vivid Columbus bio
The 1942 Pulitzer winner Admiral of the Ocean Sea by Samuel Eliot Morison is praised for authentic, dramatic portrayal of Christopher Columbus. Morison sailed replicas to match Columbus’s era, delivering a vivid account of fears, uncertainties, and discovery. The work blends scholarship with experiential voyage to illuminate early exploration.
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Santa Maria
Coumbus
Christopher Columbus
Columbus
New World
Christopher Coumbus
Samuel Eliot Morison
United States
Morison
Harvard
Francis Parkman
Parkman
Atlantic
Book Treats Eye Mind The Horizon Book Of The Renaissance
The Horizon editors present a richly illustrated history by J H Plumb with nine biographical essays. It surveys Florence and the Medici era, humanism, art patrons, and key works, offering a visual feast and thoughtful narrative for patient, immersive reading.
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American Heritage
Doubleday
Horizon
J. H. Plumb
Cambridge University
Florence
Lorenzo de Medici
Ghiberti
Botticelli
Giovanni de Pierfrancesco de Medici
Caldwell paradox fuels cross Atlantic critique of Erskine Caldwell
Steward Benedict argues French critics praise Caldwell for brutal realism and formal craft, while American critics and readers diverge. He cites three points: French view of the U S, Caldwell’s portrayal of the South, and their taste for disciplined narrative. Benedict also notes American readers’ comfort with Caldwell despite national changes and humor about sex.
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Tobacco Road
Erskine Caldwell
United States
Caldwell
France
Steward H. Benedict
Michigan College of Mining and Technology
Benedict
South Atlantic Quarterly
Duke University Press
Felix Ansermoz-Dubois
U. S
South
America
10 Year Old Girl Prompts Safety Message Change
Elizabeth Ann Cooke of Charlotte urged her local TV station to improve safety PSA quality. She objected to a brief commercial showing a burning cigarette and matches, requesting the cigarette be placed in an ashtray and the matches shut. The station removed the slide entirely after her letter.
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Charlotte
N.C
Elizabeth Ann Cooke
Charlotte Televisson
Jackson identified as Grimes killer through elimination
The report concludes that Jackson is the Grimes killer after elimination, with Rogers named as his bodyguard. The article presents the deduction as a crime solution, outlining the implicated individuals.
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Jackson
Grimes
Rogers
Three Dimensions MONMOUTH Colony Tale by Flood
A historical novel set around Valley Forge and the Monmouth battle focuses on two young officers Nicholas Burk and Abijah Silsby. Charles Lee’s mishandling of the plan and Washington’s rallying lead to a vivid climax as the army seeks a crucial victory. TED SMITS praises Flood’s authentic 18th century atmosphere.
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Ents
Valley Forge
Monmouth Court House
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Marquis de Lafayette
Charles Lee
Lashing Words The End of It
Mitchell Goodman’s novel follows Gilbert Freeman a young artillery lieutenant in the Italian campaign of World War II His slow start grows into a brutal climax as Freeman directs shelling that kills German guards but destroys Italian laborers revealing war’s moral horror and shattering him as a hero.
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Freeman
Goodman
Miles A. Smith
Bookmobile Schedule for High Point Public Library
The High Point Public Library releases a week long bookmobile schedule for Oct 9 to Oct 13. Stops include College Village Shopping Center Rotary Westwood Otteray Rock Spring Brantley Circle W Farriss Hedrick Ashe Oakwood Rotary Ridgecrest Dane Wynnewood Thissell Clara Cox Circle Clara Cox Homes Willard Gordon Ellwood Wendell and Daniel Brooks Homes with specific time blocks each day.
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High Point Public Library
College Village
Hedrick
Ashe
Oakwood
Rotary
Ridgecrest
E. Springfield Road
Dane
Wynnewood
Rockford
Ragan
Thissell
Clara Cox Circle
Clara Cox Homes
Willard
Gordon
Ellwood
Wendell
Daniel Brooks
Music Notes Schools And Music In High Point
Dr Benjamin Swalin of the North Carolina Symphony visits High Point and urges stronger music education. The state orchestra will tour during 1961 62 and many communities must book early. Tickets available at box office for non newcomers to High Point. Lois Marshall to perform at High Point College Auditorium. Salem College School of Music to present Charles Medlin and Hans Heidemann in two recitals October 9 and 23 featuring cello and piano sonatas.
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Benjamin Swalin
North Carolina Symphony
High Point
High Point Community Concert Assn
Lois Marshall
High Point College Auditorium
Salem College School of Music
Charles Medlin
Hans Heidemann
Morgan's Raid epic told with stark facts and flaws
Allan Keller recounts Morgan's Confederate cavalry raid of 1863 from Kentucky across the Cumberland River to Beaver Creek Ohio. The account notes 2 400 horsemen, widespread panic, 6 000 captured troops, millions in property lost, and 15 000 horses used. It praises stamina and bravery while criticizing a single inadequate map and reviewer Robert D Price cites tone and omissions.
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Morgan
Allan Keller
Bobbs Merrill
John Hunt Morgan
Cumberland River
Kentucky
Beaver Creek
Ohio
Middle West
Seller
Robert D. Price
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Houghton Mifflin
Flood
Tal
Congress
Ted Smits
Mitchell Goodman
Horizon Press
Council
Gatewood
Emery
Hillcrest
Overbrook
Emerywood
Kennedy
Carr
Westwood
Otteray
Rockspring
Eaton Place
Brantley Circle
W. Farriss
Z, Melnikov
N. Main St
Aul Wolfe
Aluminum
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Durham
ABC Jalousie Company
A.S
R.F.D
AIG
Perpetual
Expernal Savings & Loan Association
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