Which Will Win Learning Or War Review
John Barkham reviews A History of Civilization by Crane Brinton J Christopher and R L Wolff in two volumes. The work traces education and war along parallel lines from ancient times to the present, praising its crisp writing and broad sweep while noting Western civilization core to the narrative.
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Crane Brinton
J. B. Christopher
R. L. Wolff
Prentice-Hall, Inc
H. G. Wells
Wells
Brinton
Near East
Egypt
Greece
Rome
Central
Europe
North America
England
Spengler
Toynbee
On Your Own Two Feet and Related Works
A 1910 Norway farm tale follows the Pedersens as avalanches kill parents and siblings face an uncertain future tied to their motto On your own two feet. The second feature centers on a boy raised by a Guatemalan Mexican banana plantation owner, with vivid Lynd Ward art for younger readers. The Captain's Secret set in 1820 Cape Cod blends mystery and romance for older teens.
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Pedersens
Norway
Guatemala
Miss Clark
Lynd Ward
Cape Cod
Prouty
Joshua Prouty DuBois
El Greco as Master of Mystery
Antonina Vallentin’s biography El Greco profiles the Crete born painter who settled in Toledo. The book traces his ascent from obscure figure to renowned artist, pairing critical analysis with 101 black and white illustrations and discussion of his influence and enigmatic genius.
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el Greco
Theotocopuli
Toledo
Antonina Vallentin
Mme. Vallentin
El Greco Through The Ages By Mme Vallentin An Insight
The article reviews Mme Vallentin’s study of El Greco born in Candia Crete. It traces his move from Venice to Rome and Madrid joining Spain’s Escorial project, and Toledo where his unique baroque impressionist style flourished amid religious wars.
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Venice
Titian
Crete
Rome
el Greco
Michelangelo
Spain
Philip II
Italy
Madrid
Toledo
Mine Boy by Peter Abrahams review and publishing note
A Knopf edition of Mine Boy follows European practice with affordable cardboard covers. Peter Abrahams, a South African Negro writer in Europe, portrays Xuma, a Bantu who travels to Johannesburg seeking work in gold mines. The novel contrasts city life and labor raids with mining work and social tensions.
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America
Alfred A. Knopf
Abrahams
Europe
Xuma
Orous
Johannesburg
Book and crime notes mix from a busy crime section
A brisk catalog of crime and debut novels with prices and blurbs. Many titles and authors appear, including The Big Steal and The Frazier Acquittal, with brief opinions on Abrahams Mine Boy and related readers notes.
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John Barkham
Bessie FP
Shite
Joshua Y Tolford
Ariel Books
Santiago
Ann Noland Clark
Viking
Harriet Weed Hubbell
Edward J. Smith
Westminster Press
Harriett MH. Carr
Macmillan
Anne Rogers
Michigan
Detroit
Chicago
Anne
Stevens Thompson Mason
Mason
Franklin Williams
Susan
William BD. Patterson
Antonina Valentin
Doubleday & Co
Prado
Velasquez
Goya
Murillo
Iscorias
Domenico Theotocopuli
Leonardo da Vinci
Candia
South Africa
Peter Abrahams
Crime Zorner
Robert P. Hansen
Mill Morrow
California
Earle Masinsky
Dutton
Homicide
Kansas City
Stephen Ransome
Pennsylvania
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