Double-talk And Death On the Plains review by Vestal
Stvuey Vestal's Warpath and Council Fire surveys the forty-year Plains Indian wars from the 1851 treaty era to Wounded Knee 1891 The author debunks romanticism, blames the Indian bureau and War Department for much bloodshed, and profiles leaders like Sitting Bull Red Cloud and Crazy Horse while detailing key battles and Custers controversial choices.
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Walter 8. Campbell
University of Oklahoma
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The
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Terry
United States
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Sitting Bull
General Crook
Red Cloud
General Dodge
Crazy Horse
Jim Bridger
Buffalo Bill
Kit Carson
Dull Knife
Satanak
Spotted Tail
Japan’s first mass foreign book import bids reach high sums
C Grew’s My Ten Years in Japan tops bids from Japanese publishers for an Allied-authorized import of foreign books. Mainichi offers 055 percent royalty, plans 140000 copies at about 60 cents, with other titles by Sandres Toynbee Mantis Orwell also favored. Royalties to be paid in yen and kept in Japan.
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Japan
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Grew
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Abraham Lincoln
Arnold J. Toynbee
Andre Mantiss
America
Gorge Orwell
Books Top Sellers Nationally According to Publishers Weekly
Fiction titles include Pilgrim's Ihn by Elizabeth Goudie Coward McCann The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer Rinehart The Golden Hawk by Frank Yerby Dial Peony by Pearl Buck John Day Raintree County by Ross Lockridge Jr Houghton Mifflin Nonfiction Civilization on Trial by Arnold Toynbee Oxford Sex Behavior in the Human Male by A C Kinsey Saunders Peace of Mind by Joshua Liebman Simon & Schuster Malabar Farm by Louis Bromfield Harper Jim Paley's Story by James A Farley Whittlesey House
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Coward McCann
Norman Matlet
Rinehart & Co
Frank Yerby
Dial Press
Pearl 8. Buck
John Day Company
Raintree County
Ross Lockridge
Houghton Mifflin Company
Arnold Doynbee
Oxford University Press
Saunders
Joshua L. Liebman
Simon & Schuster
Malabar Farm
Louis Bromfield
Harper & Bros
Jim Paley
James A. Farley
Whittlesey House
Widening Ripples of Guilt From a Crime
A novel by Charles Jackson examines the broader guilt from a sensational sex crime. Centered on Aaron Adams the young killer, the narrative follows Jim Harron a PR director who feels guilty after learning of the crime, and Fan French whose life is unsettled by the incident. The story traces the moral ripple effects on a broader circle of ordinary people on the crime’s outer edges.
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Charles Jackson
Aaron Adams
Jim Harron
Adams
Fan French
Adelaide Irish
Americana Annual completes 1948 edition of encyclopedia
Americana corporation publishers of the Encyclopedia Americana announce the completion of the latest Americana Annual. The 1948 edition, a 777 page volume, covers developments events and personalities of the past year with editorial text maps charts cartoons and photographs.
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Americana Corporation
Best of Clarence Day collection reviewed
Knopf offers The Best of Clarence Day featuring a fine selection of the late author’s most readable works. The volume gathers Day’s easygoing wit and clear, urbane charm, illustrating why his pieces endured as bright social sketches.
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Clarence Day
Knopf
New Stories for Children and Polish Folk Tales Reviewed
Dorothy Kunhardt’s New Stories for Children, illustrated by Williams, costs $1 in New York and offers twelve tiny picture books with color frames. Polish Folk Tales, retold by Gerecka Borski and illustrated by Gorecka-Egan, costs $2 and gathers sixteen tales with religious themes and Polish imagery. A Child’s Book of Stories, selected by Penrhyn W. Coussens and illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith, is a $3 collection of eighty-six tales from Arabian Nights to Grimm with ten color plates and strong print for young readers.
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Dorothy Kunhardt
Williams
Simon & Schus
New York
Clude
Gerecka Borski
Waree Gorecka-Egan
Sheed & How
Saint Joseph
Lord Jesus
Saint Anna
Tatra
Penrhyn W. Coussens
Jessie Willcox Smith
Dodd, Mead & Co
Charles Perrault
Erskine’s My Life as a Teacher reviewed
W. B. Bracke surveys John Erskine’s memoir My Life as a Teacher noting his career choices against Kansas offers, his Great Books program at Columbia, and his biting critique of PhD culture while confirming his impact on teaching and education philosophy in a vivid biographical frame.
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John Erskine
J. B. Lip- Pincott
Philadelphia
Guides to Good Eating For Summer Travelers
A news note reviews two travel dining guides, Lawton Mackall's Knife and Fork in New York and Gourmet's Guide to Good Eating. It notes Gourmet magazine prepared the list from reader recommendations and staff reports, with no listings sold or charged. The piece highlights regional tips, prices, and suitability for a summer road trip, especially in New York.
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New York
Lawton Mackall
Robert M. McBride & Co
Ew York
Gourmet Magazine
EALS
Gourmet
C.R. V
Where I Was Born and Raised by David L. Cohn
W W B reviews the book as a frank appraisal of the Southern race problem. Cohn, a Southerner by birth, argues segregation rests on fear of intermarriage and offers few concrete solutions. The critique notes his objectivity and engaging storytelling while urging pragmatic steps for education and health funding.
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Avid L. Cohn
South
Cohn
Colin
Writer Speaks Up for The Hard of Hearing
Frances Warfield discusses life with impaired hearing in Cotton in My Ears. She argues for clearer enunciation and better tones, advocates hearing aids, and profiles a resilient author who built a writing career despite deafness. The bio mixes anecdotes with morale boosting notes.
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United States
Miss Warfield
The American People in a Study of National Character
Geoffrey Gover analyzes American psychology and anthropology in a Norton study. The work surveys traits, norms, and behavior shaping national character, offering insights into culture, values, and social patterns.
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Geoffrey Gover
Norton
Missouri and the World War 1914 1917 Study in Public Opinion
John Clark Crighton of the University of Missouri examines Missouri public sentiment on U S intervention in World War I from 1914 to 1917. The book compiles editorial commentary from state newspapers to support its conclusions about regional attitudes and debate.
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Missouri
United States
John Clark Crighton
University of Missouri
Monty Explains Caen Monty Explains Caen
Field Marshal Montgomery presents a detailed, critical account of Allied campaign actions from D-day to Germany’s surrender east of the Rhine. He defends planning choices at Caen, explains slow progress there, and addresses critiques from Patton and others while outlining lessons from the Battle of the Bulge.
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Rhine
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Monty
Atlantic Wall
Caen
France
Patton
Ralph Ingersoll
Montgomery memoir hints at war strategy and honors
The battle remarks praise American soldiers while Montgomery plays down his own role. He remains on active duty at Britain's top post as imperial general staff chief, unlikely to publish memoirs until retirement. The note ends with a review of The Book of Stillmeadow by Gladys Taber, a diary of cheerful rural life.
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Monty
United States
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Eisenhower
Europe
Britain
Imperial General Staff
People in Colonies by Kumari Goshal review
In Colonial Countries Kumari Goshal surveys colonial and semi colonial populations. The study focuses on political history and recent trends in China India Burma Egypt the Philippines and Africa. It reads more like a school book than popular reading.
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Kumari Goshal
Sheridan House
New York
Kumar Goshal
China
India
Burma
Egypt
Philippines
Africa
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