Decline of American fiction spurs nonfiction boom
A critique notes fiction’s decline as publishers favor market driven works. It highlights Charles L. Mee Jr.’s Meeting at Potsdam as a compelling historical biography that reframes the Potsdam conference. Mee portrays Truman Churchill and Stalin pursuing power, not peace, reshaping postwar history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Mee Jr
Potsdam
Evans
Mee
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill
Josef Stalin
Truman
Cecilienhof Palace
Churchill
Stalin
Meeting at Potsdam and the making of Cold War tensions
Richard Leichert’s analysis quotes Mee on Potsdam and the early Cold War. It argues the conference failed to yield peace, producing a tripartite clash of aims among Britain, the United States, and the USSR. It highlights Truman’s atomic decision as a tool to shape Soviet behavior and recalls broader questions of accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mee
North Korea
Korean
Trevor Armbrister
Coward McCann
Potsdam
Japan
Potsdam Conference
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
England
Churchill
United States
Russia
Truman
James Byrnes
Stalin
Magic rolls on for player pianos and collectors
An NEA feature profiles Darrell Armstrong 41 who specializes in player pianos. He began rebuilding after high school in Wichita Kansas, settled in 1961 to run a parts business, and now operates from a three story warehouse. The article traces the history from the 1912 Mills Violano to the 1902 era player piano and notes Aeolian’s 1930s decline and 1960s revival leading to about 10,000 units produced yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA
Andrew
Darrell Armstrong
Armstrong
Wichita
Kan
United States
Children's Musical Theatre at Shady Grove Opens June 25
Shady Grove Music Theatre Rockville announces Wednesday children's productions starting June 25 with nine shows produced with Allegro Productions. Subscriptions cost $10 with box office $1.95 per show. group rates start at 1.25 for 25 to 200 and 1.00 for 300+. Tickets via Sears Ward Stores Suburban Trust Banks Ticketron Shady Grove Box Office or charge by phone. Schedule lists Cinderella June 25 Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn July 2Sleeping Beauty July 9 David and Goliath July 16 Alive in Wonderland July 23 Treasure Island July 30 Wizard of Oz August 6 The Adventures of Sinbad August 13 First Girl and Boy on Mars August 20. Shows at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears
All Ward
Suburban Trust
Shady Grove Music Theatre
Joy of stitching basket weave with Elsa Williams guidance
Needlework beginners can start with the Basket Weave stitch as it provides a durable, flexible result and fewer ridges. Elsa Williams explains technique, tool sizing, and tension tips, noting the stitch mirrors other stitches from the front but strengthens from the back. For more, request a free illustrated leaflet by writing to Elsa Williams, Box 3788, Grand Central Station, New York 10017.
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Elsa Williams
Grand Central Station
New York
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Junior Woman's Club
Melanie Hoffman
Mary Kwasneski
Regina Pansa
Jill Cody
Frederick Community College
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Hood College
Miss Pansa
Towson
Aeolian
Memphis
Tenn
Red Barn
Jefferson Street
Frederick
Maryland
Children’s Musical Theatre
Shady Grove
Rockville
Allegro Productions
Mollie Burke
ALA
J Hs
Patrick
Braceley
Frederick Towne Mall
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