Bosworth Field insights on the Wars of the Roses
Eliot Fremont-Smith reviews A L Rowse Bosworth Field From Richard II to Henry VII the Lancaster York struggle. He notes Rowse’s strong insights and occasional sloppy writing while highlighting Tudor era context and the place of Shakespearean memory.
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Eliot Fremont-Smith
New York Times
A. L. Rowse
Doubleday
Edward III
York and Lancaster
Richard II
Henry Tudor
House of Lancaster
Richard III
Bosworth Field
Plantagenet
Henry VII
Lancaster
York
Henry Bolingbroke
Lancaster and
Shakespeare
Richard
Bolingbroke
Henry V
Heroking
Henry VI
Edward IV
France
Books Dominate Best-Seller Lists Across 125 Stores
An analysis drawing on reports from more than 125 bookstores in 64 U.S. communities shows fiction and general titles led the top lists. Noted fiction picks include Valley of the Dolls and The Source while In Cold Blood and The Last Battle headline the general category.
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New York Times
U.S
Susann
Michener
Robbins
Macinnes
Auchincloss
Stone
St. Johns
Kaufman
Greene
Columbella
Whitney
Heaven
Local student wins NSID scholarship at SIU
George Boudet of Murphysboro received a $300 scholarship in the National Society of Interior Designers annual interior design contest for SIU student chapter members. Runners up were Jerry Eccher and Gerald Briggs, with Gary Pregracke winning the graduate prize. both Boudet and Pregracke will submit portfolios to the national NSID competition.
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George Boudet
Former Area Man Awarded Air Medal
Army Lt. Col. William J. Humma formerly of Metropolis received the Air Medal for meritorious service during over 25 air missions in Viet Nam. He serves with a field artillery section. His wife Marilyn and his parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Humma reside in Metropolis.
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Army
William J. Humma
Metropolis
Viet Nam
Marilyn
Henry H. Humma
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