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September/October 1989

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Volume

40

Issue

6

Fred Clarke, seen here in a commemorative print, led the Pittsburgh Pirates to a World Series championship in 1909. Two months later the team’s most faithful fan was born. His memories appear inside.

Stories published from "September/October 1989"

The Force Behind The Whitney

Authored by: Avis Berman

American art was hardly more than a cultural curiosity in the early years of this century. Now, it is among the world’s most influential, and much of the credit belongs to a self-made woman named Juliana Force.

What I Learned from the Pirates

Authored by: Robert Bendiner

A lifelong baseball fan recalls his early days and explains the rewards of abject loyalty.

Freedom Bound

Authored by: The Editors

A History of America’s Civil Rights Movement

The Swing Era

Authored by: The Editors

The Development of Jazz, 1930–1945

The Wonderful Husband

Authored by: Geoffrey C. Ward

Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s honeymoon was a lavish grand tour through a sunny, hospitable Europe. It was also filled with signs of the mutual bafflement that would one day embitter their marriage.

Posthaste

Authored by: Robert L. O’connell

The urge to move documents as fast as possible has always been a national preoccupation because it has always been a necessity. Faxes and Federal Express are just the latest among many innovations for getting the message across.

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