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Aug. 19 hearing was held in Atlanta, Ga.; Sept. 4-6 hearings were held in Kansas City, Mo., pt. 1; Oct. 21-23 hearings were held in NYC, pt. 3; Appendix contains Government documents, photographs, and correspondence related to surplus property disposal problems (p. 3308-3474). Also includes State Dept summary of air rights and air services agreements between U.S. and foreign governments (p. 3335-3393), pt. 5.
Historical papers are prefixed to several issues.
The First White House Library is the first book to consider the history of books and reading in the Executive Mansion.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The most famous true crime novel of all time "chills the blood and exercises the intelligence" (The New York Review of Books)—and haunted its author long after he finished writing it. On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues. In one of the first non-fiction novels ever written, Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, generating both mesmerizing suspense and astonishing empathy. In Cold Blood is a work that transcends its moment, yielding poignant insights into the nature of American violence.
In mid-twentieth-century Latin America there was a strong consensus between Left and Right&—Communists working under the directives of the Third International, nationalists within the military interested in fostering industrialization, and populists&—about the need to break away from the colonial legacies of the past and to escape from the constraints of the international capitalist system. Even though they disagreed about the desired end state, Argentines of all political stripes could agree on the need for economic independence and national sovereignty, which would be brought about through the efforts of a national bourgeoisie. James Brennan and Marcelo Rougier aim to provide a politic...
Here are wood engravings by Winslow Homer, color lithographs after A. F. Tait, hunting scenes from Currier and Ives, and etchings by Stephen Parrish and John Henry Hill. Whether intended to attract tourists, record the landscape, or sway public opinion, these prints not only document the history of a singular region but also mirror the broader cultural trends of a vigorous, expansive, and confident America.