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Percy and the Lamb
… again about the Mystic Lamb and how this black American soldier was shot down on a Belgian street by a white one from … of dried sweat under his arms. He carried a leather briefcase my mother gave him when he was promoted to chief … moving. Some of the Welsh Guards chatted with them at checkpoints and called them “mates.” There was a sense that …
Notes on Current Books, Summer 1987
… in this one-volume work. Consequently, Between Covers is a comprehensive albeit general study. The book traces American … in 1625—28 through their service in the defense of the Indies during the following two decades. Woven into this … of the century. Robert Graves: The Assault Heroic 1895—1926 , by Richard Perceval Graves. Viking $24.95 Based on …
Notes on Current Books, Summer 2003
… respect shows that the image of the West as open to and welcoming of cultural and racial diversity has been in large … and universal” is properly labeled an ideology. Black Soldiers in Blue: African American Troops in the Civil War Era … useful interpretive work. Nonetheless, the book has strong points. Lanier finds a multitude of strange and wonderful …
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Mere Virtuosity
…   When you are really young a song is often practical or compulsory. It has a function. It tempers loneliness when … it is not the kind of encouragement which signals to you immediately that you can do the same thing. It is … whose excellence would be judged on how well she embodied a narrative. More than that, he merged with his actions …
Others Call It God
… Edited by Frances Mason. New York: The Mac-millan Company. $5.00. American Inquisitors. By Walter Lippmann. … of religion against the unprovoked attacks of “science falsely so-called”; if you are an evolutionist, the forces of … faint indications that the writers would not agree on all points, but there is obviously a well-bred intention to …
My Plan
… My Plan Here is my plan. Of me for me. It has eight points. How life (mine) will get better and be good. And … walk with this writer, on a cool day, in a park, each of us comfortable in our coats. We talk, we give each other some … show how well I know this. Good. So there’s the plan: eight points. Nine if you count the tennis. Must avoid any …
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