Stars Of The Twenties

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October 1975

13 years ago By admin

Volume

26

Issue

6

Those who enjoyed James Abbe’s photographs of Hollywood personalities of the fervid twenties (December, 1972) will be glad to learn that a large selection of them is now available in a book called Stars of the Twenties . The volume was compiled by picture editor Mary Dawn Earley and published by Viking Press.

Stories published from "October 1975"

The Chief of State and the Chief

Authored by: Gary L. Roberts

In the snarled disputes in 1790 over the Yazoo land claims (now large parts of Alabama and Mississippi), George Washington and an educated Creek chieftain turned out to be the diplomatic kingpins

Garibaldi And Lincoln

Authored by: Herbert Mitgang

Would the great fighter come over for the Union? Italian freedom and lead troops Lincoln hoped so

Columbus and Genocide

Authored by: Edward T. Stone

The discoverer of the New World was responsible for the annihilation of the peaceful Arawak Indians

A Double Vision

Authored by: The Editors

…a close look at a curious of pictures

Mrs. Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper

Authored by: Lynne Cheney

Miriam Follin had a penchant for diamonds, the demimonde, and the dramatic. She also possessed the business acumen to become one of America’s leading publishers in the nineteenth century

Myth America

Authored by: The Editors

IMAGES OF SWEETHEARTS, WIVES, AND MOTHERS HAVE OFTER BEEN USED TO INSPIRE PATRIOTIC FERVOR

To The Manor Born

Authored by: Ellsworth S. Grant

In 1639 an Englishman named Lion Gardiner singled out a piece of the New World and removed his family thereto—his very own island off the Connecticut coast. And despite invasions of pirates, treasure hunters, and British soldiers, Gardiners Island has remained in the hands of that family ever since. Because of Lion’s shrewd investment his descendants have indeed been

Stars Of The Twenties

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