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Viking (1945), Hardcover, 657 pages
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An interesting selection by Alexander Woollcott of reading material for the Armed Forces during WWII. The selections range from lesser-known short stories by authors such as Hemingway, O. Henry and Bret Harte; poetry offerings from Longfellow, Whitman, Poe, etc.; and an American Fact category with
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The Declaration of Independence, A Letter Fom Franklin to Washington, The Second Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln, etc. At a time when many servicemen were feverishly passing around copies of Forever Amber, this is perhaps a selection that reveals much about what Mr. Woollcott felt the sevicemen should read rather than what he actually wanted to read. Show Less
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