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Two Great Old Men in Sunset Thoughts and Reunion Hopes
In reflective tones Henry Watterson and Georges Clemenceau reveal shared themes of friendship and farewell as they ponder a Confederate veterans reunion at Chattanooga and the Frenchman’s ideal of universal brotherhood. Also noted: Charles’s unstable rule, Mrs Purnell’s critique of modern girls, and Woodrow Wilson warning of a coming war.
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Henry Watterson
George Clemenceau
Watterson
Chattanooga
France
Shining Shore