The Bonus Lobby Rides Again, by Stanley High, THE AMERICAN MERCURY

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The Bonus Lobby Rides Again

by Stanley High

The American Mercury, May 1940, pp. 34-40

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    3. 1930-1940, Decade of Deceit by Upton Close, pp. 18-25
    4. The Santa Claus Industry by David Brown and Ernest Lehman, pp. 26-29
    5. Great God McNutt by Herbert Corey, pp. 30-36
    6. A Man Is Hanged by Wallace R. Biggs, pp. 37-41
    7. German Admirals Expect Defeat by Fritz Sternberg, pp. 42-50
    8. Lunacy, pp. 51-52
    9. Mail Order Matrimony by David Robinson George, pp. 53-59
    10. The Fabulous Sassoons by Ernest O. Hauser, pp. 60-67
    11. Archie Th' Oddlin'. A Story by Jesse Stuart, pp. 68-74
    12. Utopia on Fifth Avenue by Anonymous, pp. 75-82
    13. It's Not Natural To Be Healthy by William M. Kinney, M.D., pp. 83-89
    14. Western Males Are Sissies by Stewart H. Holbrook, pp. 90-94
    15. The State Of The Union by Eugene Lyons, pp. 95-99
    16. Americana, pp. 100-102
    17. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 103-106
    18. Poetry by John Gould Fletcher, p. 107
    19. II. In Cloud This History by Keith Thomas, p. 107
    20. III. I Know a Road by Anna Katherine Prommel, p. 108
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      4. Save Me the Sun by Hassoldt Davis
      5. Past the End of the Pavement by Charles G. Finney
      6. Tabletop by Eden Phillpotts
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      4. Mind Explorers by John K. Winkler and Walter Bromberg
      5. Woe Unto You, Lawyers! by Fred Rodell
      6. Caribbean Treasure by Ivan T. Sanderson
      7. The Vampire Economy by Guenter Reimann
      8. American Tel. and Tel. by Horace Coon
      9. The Rise of the American Film by Lewis Jacobs
      10. From Nazi Sources by Fritz Sternberg
      11. Americas to the South by John T. Whitaker
      12. You Americans by B.P. Adams
      13. For Gold and Glory by Charles B. Parmer
      14. Prints and Impressions of Charleston by Elizabeth O'Neill Verner
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    26. Contributors, pp. 128-136
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    2. Chicago, City of Corruption by Ted Leitzell, pp. 143-151
    3. Revolution Came to Hollywood by William Bledsoe, pp. 152-160
    4. Men Who Rule Britain by Alfred Duff Cooper, pp. 161-167
    5. The Northwest, Our Promised Land by Frank J. Taylor, pp. 168-172
    6. Press Agent Tells All by Arthur Lockwood, pp. 173-180
    7. Monarchy Under The American Flag by Irving Wallace, pp. 181-184
    8. The Slump in American Writing by Philip Rahv, pp. 185-193
    9. Mrs. Brigham Young by Anna Mary Wells, pp. 194-200
    10. Eternal Destiny by Jesse Stuart, pp. 201-203
    11. Life Among the Escapists by Lawrence Martin, pp. 204-209
    12. Shoe-Shine. A Story by Jerome Weidman, pp. 210-217
    13. Air Raids Are Over-rated by William G. Ryan, pp. 218-224
    14. Uncle Sam, Radio Propagandist by Earl Sparling, pp. 225-230
    15. The State Of The Union by Eugene Lyons, pp. 231-234
    16. Americana, pp. 235-236
    17. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 237-240
    18. Poetry by Glenn Ward Dresbach, p. 241
    19. II. Heart For Transients by Kaye Starbird, p. 241
    20. III. Sonnet Pagan by Colin Keith-Johnston, p. 242
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      5. Crusaders for American Liberalism by Louis Filler
      6. World Without End by Stoyan Pribichevich
      7. The Challenge of Adolescence by Ira S. Wile
      8. Folk Songs of Old New England by Eloise Hubbard Linscott
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      10. Blackout: The Human Side of Europe's March to War by Hubert P. Earle
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      5. Dividends to Pay by E.D. Kennedy
      6. Turning Points in Business Cycles by Leonard P. Ayres
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    5. Siegfried Line vs. Maginot Line by Fritz Sternberg, pp. 286-293
    6. Tintype of a Screwball by Reginald Wright Kauffman, pp. 294-298
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    8. Mussolini Grows Old by Frederic Sondern, Jr., pp. 307-313
    9. "Be Sure to Listen In!" by Whitfield Cook, pp. 314-321
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      4. U.S. Camera 1940 by T.J. Maloney
      5. The Changing West by William Allen White
      6. The Great Naturalists Explore South America by Paul Russell Cutright
      7. The Inside Story by Robert Spiers Benjamin
      8. Twenty Best Plays of the Modern American Theatre by John Gassner
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      10. Invitation to Fun by Harold H. Hart
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    24. Contributors, pp. 379-381
    25. Recorded Music, pp. 382-386
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    4. Stalin Over California by Rena M. Vale, pp. 412-420
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    10. Broadway Goes Slapstick by Michel Mok, pp. 456-461
    11. Credo of an Individualist by William Henry Chamberlin, pp. 462-468
    12. Lunacy Marches On!, p. 469
    13. Kit Carson by Stewart H. Holbrook, pp. 470-473
    14. The Federal Food-Stamp Plan by Don Wharton, pp. 474-480
    15. The State Of The Union by Eugene Lyons, pp. 481-484
    16. Americana, pp. 485-486
    17. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 487-490
    18. Poetry by Louis J. Sanker, p. 491
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      5. The Crazy Hunter by Kay Boyle
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    25. Contributors, p. 506
    26. Index, pp. 507-509
    27. Recorded Music, pp. 510-514
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      2. Public Opinion in a Democracy by Charles W. Smith, Jr.
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    3. Europe Faces Famine by Henry Albert Phillips, pp. 16-23
    4. Freedom and the Colleges by Bertrand Russell, pp. 24-33
    5. The Bonus Lobby Rides Again by Stanley High, pp. 34-40
    6. If Russia Turns on China by Freda Utley, pp. 41-48
    7. How to Write a Song Hit by Doron K. Antrim, pp. 49-53
    8. Local Politics by Congressman Paul W. Shafer, pp. 54-59
    9. A Year Without Death by Kenneth Brown Collings, pp. 60-65
    10. Dr. Berg, Backstop by David Brown and Ernest Lehman, pp. 66-71
    11. Lunacy Marches On, pp. 72-73
    12. Relief in Ohio by Clayton Fritchey, pp. 74-81
    13. Revolution de Luxe. A story by Charles Yale Harrison, pp. 82-85
    14. Aqua Pura in Old New York by Grace Adams and Edward Hutter, pp. 86-91
    15. Where Living Costs Little by Larry Nixon, pp. 92-99
    16. Daughter of the Confederacy by Craddock Goins, pp. 100-103
    17. Americana, pp. 104-106
    18. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 107-110
    19. Poetry by Dorothy M. Richardson, p. 111
    20. II. Vernal Equinox by Robert Philip Hillier, p. 111
    21. III. Answer by Glenn Ward Dresbach, p. 112
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      2. This Land Is Ours by Louis Zara
      3. Bethel Merriday by Sinclair Lewis
      4. Wild Geese Calling by Stewart Edward White
      5. Follow the Drinking Gourd by Frances O.J. Gaither
      6. Scattergood Baines Returns by Clarence Budington Kelland
      7. Mr. Skeffington by Elizabeth von Arnim
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      2. Family Crisis by Sherlock Bronson Gass
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      4. Stalin: Czar of All the Russians by Eugene Lyons
      5. Stalin's Kampf by M.R. Werner and Joseph Stalin
      6. Three Portraits: Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin by Emil Ludwig
      7. Twelve Against Alcohol by Herbert Ludwig Nossen
      8. The Story of Art by Regina Shoolman and Charles Slatkin
      9. Beyond the Clinical Frontiers by Edward A. Strecker
    25. Open Forum, pp. 120-125
    26. Contributors, pp. 126-130
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    1. Recorded Music, pp. 132-134
    2. Thomas E. Dewey, Self-Made Myth by Benjamin Stolberg, pp. 135-147
    3. I Quit the Ministry by Grant V.R. Lawrence, pp. 148-154
    4. Tsars and Kaisers Were Liberals by Max Nomad, pp. 155-161
    5. Teachers in Wartime by Lucille B. Milner and Groff Conklin, pp. 162-167
    6. Corruption, Boston Style by Joseph F. Dinneen, pp. 168-175
    7. Hungary's Amazing Horthy by Emil Lengyel, pp. 176-183
    8. Public Administration as a Career by Lowell Brentano, pp. 184-190
    9. I. Requiem by Leona Ames Hill, pp. 191-193
    10. Japan's Mandate Islands by Linton Wells, pp. 194-197
    11. Lunacy Marches On!, pp. 198-199
    12. The Little Man in Henry Ford's Basement, Part II by John McCarten, pp. 200-208
    13. Snail Pie, A Story by James Still, pp. 209-213
    14. II. After the Blossoming by Eva Willes Wangsgaard, p. 214
    15. Life on the Daily Worker by Howard Rushmore, pp. 215-221
    16. The 3X Murders by Jack G. Mauder, pp. 222-227
    17. III. Prophetic Dream by Clifford Gessler, p. 228
    18. Imported Cheese-Made in the U.S.A. by Edith M. Stern, pp. 229-232
    19. IV. Side-Hill Farm by Frances Frost, p. 233
    20. State Of The Union by Eugene Lyons, pp. 234-236
    21. Americana, pp. 237-238
    22. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 239-242
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      2. Down to Earth by Alan Devoe
      3. A Liberal in Wartime by Walter Nelles and Lewis Gannett
      4. One Who Was Valiant by Clarissa Young Spencer and Mabel Harmer
      5. This Fascinating Oil Business by Max W. Ball
      6. As Long as the Grass Shall Grow by Oliver La Farge
      7. Outdoor Cooking by Cora Brown, Rose Brown, and Bob Brown
      8. The Sun Never Sets by Malcolm Muggeridge
      9. Science Front, 1939 by F. Sherwood Taylor
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      1. As a Driven Leaf by Milton Steinberg
      2. My Hey Day by Princess Tulip Murphy and Virginia Faulkner
      3. High Sierra by W.R. Burnett
    26. Open Forum, pp. 250-252
    27. Contributors, pp. 253-258
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    1. It Needn't Happen Here by Herbert Hoover, pp. 263-270
    2. A Forgotten Independence Day by Bunker Blaise, pp. 271-275
    3. The End of Small Nations by H.N. Brailsford, pp. 276-284
    4. Candidates Out of Chaos by Ulric Bell, pp. 285-293
    5. The Myth of Jewish Unity by J.H. Pollack, pp. 294-299
    6. You Can Have a Forest Camp by Larry Nixon, pp. 300-305
    7. Key Pittman by Joseph H. Baird, pp. 306-313
    8. Bach Conquers America by Paul Rosenfeld, pp. 314-321
    9. Lunacy Marches On!, pp. 322-323
    10. Housing Holdup by Karl Detzer, pp. 324-328
    11. Poems About the War by Fulgence Wormhole, p. 329
    12. II. Crow Time by John Gould Fletcher, p. 330
    13. III. Aubade: 1940 by Charles Edward Eaton, p. 331
    14. IV. Boys in the Corn by Hortense Landauer Sanger, p. 332
    15. Allergy Is Where You Find It by Harry F. Swartz, M.D., pp. 333-340
    16. A Deal in Bulls, A Story by Phillips Russell, pp. 341-348
    17. Mexico Under Cardenas by Nathaniel Weyl, pp. 349-353
    18. Glass Magic by J.D. Ratcliff, pp. 354-358
    19. The State Of The Union by Eugene Lyons, pp. 359-362
    20. Americana, pp. 363-364
    21. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 365-368
    22. Regional Literature by Burton Rascoe, pp. 369-370
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      1. Before Lunch by Angela Thirkell
      2. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
      3. An Ozark Anthology by Vance Randolph
      4. Aftergrowth, and Other Stories by Hayyim Nahman Bialik
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      1. Lillian Russell by Parker Morell
      2. Empress of the Dusk by John W. Vandercook
      3. This War by Thomas Mann
      4. The Life of a Painter by John Lavery
      5. The Confessions of an Individualist by William Henry Chamberlin
      6. This Is on Me by Katharine Brush
      7. A Federation for Western Europe by W. Ivor Jennings
      8. Picture of Health by James Clarke
    25. Open Forum, pp. 374-377
    26. Contributors, pp. 378-379
    27. Recorded Music, pp. 380-386
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    1. Hitler's Blueprint for a Slave World by Eugene Lyons, pp. 391-400
    2. The Hollyhock Sowers by Thomas Wolfe, pp. 401-405
    3. Hard Facts on Air Power by Major Alexander P. de Seversky, pp. 406-414
    4. Laundry Tag Detective by Stanley Ross, pp. 415-420
    5. Manhattan Midden by James Alexander Black, p. 421
    6. Our Stake in the British Empire by James Truslow Adams, pp. 422-427
    7. Revelation by Mary N.S. Whiteley, p. 428
    8. Mumbo Jumbo in Education by B.G. Portwell, pp. 429-432
    9. Houses from the Factory by Karl Detzer, pp. 433-439
    10. Seduction and the Law by Anthony M. Turano, pp. 440-445
    11. Lunacy Marches On!, pp. 446-449
    12. Major Engagement in Paris, A Story by Kay Boyle, pp. 450-456
    13. The Fate of the Near East by Edward J. Bing, pp. 457-462
    14. The Men Who Write Our Plays by Philip Rahv, pp. 463-469
    15. The Klan Kicks Up Again by Theodore Irwin, pp. 470-476
    16. Daladier by William Henry Chamberlin, pp. 477-483
    17. State Of The Union by Eugene Lyons, pp. 484-488
    18. Americana, pp. 489-490
    19. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 491-494
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      2. Sun and Storm by Unto Seppanen
      3. River of Earth by James Still
      4. The Last Hunt by Maurice Genevoix
      5. We Pointed Them North by E.C. Abbott and Helena Huntington Smith
      6. O Canaan! by Waters E. Turpin
      7. The Dust Within the Rock by Frank Waters
      8. Jubal Troop by Paul I. Wellman
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      2. Ask Me Tomorrow by James Gould Cozzens
      3. Doctor Dogbody's Leg by James Norman Hall
      4. Quietly My Captain Waits by Evelyn Eaton
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      2. The Strategy of Terror by Edmond Taylor
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      4. The Successful Error by Rudolf Allers
      5. Brother, Here's a Man by Kim Beattie
      6. The Feminine Fifties by Fred Lewis Pattee
      7. The Art of Modern Warfare by Hermann Foertsch
      8. The Lyric Psalter by Harry H. Mayer
      9. On the Trail of the Eight-Pointed Cross by Elizabeth Wheeler Schermerhorn
    23. Open Forum, pp. 501-503
    24. Contributors, p. 504
    25. Index, pp. 505-507
    26. Recorded Music, pp. 508-514
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    1. We Can Stop Japan by Robert Aura Smith, pp. 7-14
    2. So Much We Did Not Bring by John Russell McCarthy, p. 15
    3. Accent on Sin by Anonymous, pp. 16-23
    4. Shakespeare Was an Irishman by T.F. Healy, pp. 24-32
    5. Beware the Superpatriots by George Creel, pp. 33-41
    6. Cupid Rides the Rails by Clifford Funkhouser and Lyman Anson, pp. 42-45
    7. Nocturne by Louis Stoddard, p. 46
    8. Braska Comes Through, A Story by Jesse Stuart, pp. 47-53
    9. Crown Princes to the Dictators, pp. 54-65
    10. An American Tries Tokyo's Jails by J.P. McEvoy, pp. 66-72
    11. Father Divine's Rebel Angel by Claude Mckay, pp. 73-80
    12. Hitler and American Business, An Editorial by Eugene Lyons, p. 81
    13. Our Economic Defense Lines by Clark Foreman, pp. 82-90
    14. Lunacy Marches On!, p. 91
    15. Escape to the Bahamas by Mortimer H. Cobb, pp. 92-99
    16. Slot Machine King by Samuel Lubell, pp. 100-105
    17. Americana, pp. 106-107
    18. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 108-111
    19. [+]
      A Handful of Novels by Burton Rascoe, pp. 112-116 - 5 Reviews
      1. The House of Lee by Gertrude Atherton
      2. The Underground Stream by Albert Maltz
      3. The Death of Lord Haw Haw by Brett Rutledge
      4. Inquest by Percival Wilde
      5. Too Big by Morris L. Ernst
    20. [+]
      The Check List, pp. 117-119 - 11 Reviews
      1. Guns of the Frontier by William MacLeod Raine
      2. The Circling Year by Frederic F. Van de Water
      3. Lassie Come Home by Eric Knight
      4. Twenty Years' Armistice, 1918-1938 by William A. Orton
      5. The Man Versus the State by Herbert Spencer and Truxtun Beale
      6. Defense for America by William Allen White
      7. The Negro in Virginia (#38)
      8. White Water and Black Magic by Richard C. Gill
      9. Health is Wealth by Paul de Kruif
      10. You Be the Judge by Ernest R. Mortenson
      11. Richard Halliburton: His Story of His Life's Adventure by Richard Halliburton
    21. Open Forum, pp. 120-122
    22. Contributors, p. 123
    23. Recorded Music, pp. 124-130
  10. [+]
    October 1940 Issue = 29 Articles
    1. Stalin's American Merchant Marine by Charles Yale Harrison, pp. 135-144
    2. Why I Don't Go To Church by Channing Pollock, pp. 145-149
    3. An Irishman Discovered America by T.F. Healy, pp. 150-154
    4. How Murder Inc. Trains Killers by Joseph Freeman, pp. 155-163
    5. Trujillo, Caribbean Dictator by Alfred H. Sinks, pp. 164-170
    6. I. Equal to the Rock by Charles Edward Eaton, p. 171
    7. The Jukes Take Over Swing by Barry Ulanov, pp. 172-177
    8. A Half-Jew Speaks by Anonymous, pp. 178-182
    9. Raphael's Apples by Robert P. Tristram Coffin, p. 183
    10. Death in Harlem, A Story by Louis Paul, pp. 184-193
    11. A Psychiatrist Indicts Education by C.C. Burlingame, M.D., pp. 194-201
    12. II. Garden of War by Charles G. Crellin, p. 202
    13. Horatio Alger Was No Hero by Stewart H. Holbrook, pp. 203-208
    14. III. Moon Over Europe by Ralph Friedrich, p. 209
    15. Lunacy Marches On!, pp. 210-211
    16. Pork Disease, A National Menace by Thomas C. Desmond, pp. 212-216
    17. This Cellophane Age by Isabel Lundberg, pp. 217-221
    18. IV. Boy in a Coal Car by Glenn Ward Dresbach, p. 222
    19. The War Horse Returns by Major Robert Ginsburgh, pp. 223-228
    20. The State of the Union by Eugene Lyons, pp. 229-231
    21. Americana, pp. 232-234
    22. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 235-238
    23. [+]
      Brahmins, Vampires and Shantyboaters by Burton Rascoe, pp. 239-244 - 4 Reviews
      1. Who's Who in America, 1940 by A.N. Marquis
      2. New England: Indian Summer, 1865-1915 by Van Wyck Brooks
      3. Big River to Cross by Ben Lucien Burman
      4. Witchcraft by William Seabrook
    24. [+]
      Check List, p. 245 - 4 Reviews
      1. A Man Named Grant by Helen Todd
      2. The Bridge: My Own Story by Ernest Poole
      3. The Big Sea: An Autobiography by Langston Hughes
      4. Girl Rebel by Ping-Ying Hsieh
    25. [+]
      Fiction The Ox-Bow Incident, by Walter Van Tilburg Clark, p. 246 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Ox-Bow Incident by Walter Van Tilburg Clark
      2. Weevil in the Cotton by Samuel Milton Elam
      3. But Who Wakes the Bugler? by Peter De Vries
    26. [+]
      Miscellaneous Where Are the Customers' Yachts?, by Fred Schw..., pp. 246-247 - 9 Reviews
      1. Where Are the Customers' Yachts? by Fred Schwed, Jr.
      2. Idle Money, Idle Men by Stuart Chase
      3. They Wanted War by Otto D. Tolischus
      4. Democracy and the Third Term by Fred Rodell
      5. What's Democracy to You? by Joseph Gollomb
      6. An Introduction to Public Opinion by Harwood L. Childs
      7. Mobilizing Civilian America by Harold J. Tobin and Percy W. Bidwell
      8. Behind the Scenes of Murder by Joseph Catton, M.D.
      9. Masters of the Drama by John Gassner
    27. Open Forum, pp. 248-251
    28. Contributors, pp. 252-253
    29. Recorded Music, pp. 254-258
  11. [+]
    November 1940 Issue = 26 Articles
    1. The Coming Peace by William Henry Chamberlin, pp. 263-272
    2. What Every Freshman Should Know by Roger W. Holmes, pp. 273-280
    3. Petrillo by Geoffrey Parsons, Jr. and Robert M. Yoder, pp. 281-287
    4. The Language of Flowers, A Story by Laurence Housman, pp. 288-293
    5. I. New England Equinox by Frances Frost, p. 294
    6. The Legend of American Invincibility by Willard K. Smith, pp. 295-302
    7. The Theatre by George Jean Nathan, pp. 303-307
    8. II. Full Moon by Whitfield Cook, p. 308
    9. Orchidaceous Lucius Beebe by John Richmond, pp. 309-317
    10. Intellectual Fallacies, pp. 318-321
    11. Japan's Leading Anti-American by Upton Close, pp. 322-327
    12. III. Bat Chimney by Glenn Ward Dresbach, p. 328
    13. Parade of the Peddlers by Della T. Lutes, pp. 329-334
    14. My Brother, Sigmund Freud by Anna Freud Bernays, pp. 335-342
    15. Now in our Time, Poems by David Morton, p. 343
    16. The Revolt of the Ghosts by Eugene Lyons, pp. 344-350
    17. Intolerance Is a Form of Insanity by Louis Berg, M.D., pp. 351-357
    18. The State Of The Union by Eugene Lyons, pp. 358-362
    19. Americana, pp. 363-364
    20. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 365-368
    21. [+]
      The Tough-Muscle Boys of Literature by Burton Rascoe, pp. 369-373 - 1 Review
      1. The Irresponsibles by Archibald MacLeish
    22. [+]
      Check List, pp. 374-375 - 10 Reviews
      1. The Dream We Lost by Freda Utley
      2. Europe in the Spring by Clare Boothe
      3. Our Future in Asia by Robert Aura Smith
      4. Audubon's America by Donald Culross Peattie and Audubon
      5. The Great Hatred by Maurice Samuel
      6. Books Alive by Vincent Starrett
      7. Broadway in Review by John Mason Brown
      8. The Dynamics of War and Revolution by Lawrence Dennis
      9. Horses I Have Known by Will James
      10. The Triumph of American Capitalism by Louis M. Hacker
    23. [+]
      Fiction Dago Red, by John Fante, p. 376 - 3 Reviews
      1. Dago Red by John Fante
      2. Heaven's Dooryard by Marguerite McIntire
      3. Babes in the Darkling Wood by H.G. Wells
    24. Open Forum, pp. 377-380
    25. Contributors, pp. 381-382
    26. Recorded Music, pp. 383-386
  12. [+]
    December 1940 Issue = 27 Articles
    1. War-Shortcut to Fascism by William Henry Chamberlin, pp. 391-400
    2. The War Is Worth Fighting by Herbert Agar, pp. 401-402
    3. A Bum's Guide to Los Angeles by Tom Griswold, pp. 403-412
    4. I. Passion by Walter de la Mare, p. 413
    5. Facing the Philippine Facts by Robert Aura Smith, pp. 414-421
    6. Unheralded Hoosier Poet by DeForest O'Dell, pp. 422-426
    7. The Only Way England Can Win by Fritz Sternberg, pp. 427-433
    8. Ely Culbertson, Shy Egomaniac by John Richmond, pp. 434-441
    9. Muskrats for Relief by Jerome Beatty, pp. 442-446
    10. London Bridge Is Falling Down by Charles G. Crellin, pp. 447-449
    11. College Tutoring Racket by Irving Burton, pp. 450-455
    12. II. End of the Year by Helen A. Craig, p. 456
    13. Little Luke Short by Stewart H. Holbrook, pp. 457-459
    14. Round Trip, A Story by Whitfield Cook, pp. 460-467
    15. In Defense of Stepmothers by Helen Augur, pp. 468-473
    16. The Coney Island Pirates by Harland Manchester, pp. 474-479
    17. III. Dwelling Place by Garland B. Fisher, p. 480
    18. The Theatre by George Jean Nathan, pp. 481-486
    19. Americana, pp. 487-488
    20. Down To Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 489-492
    21. [+]
      Wolfe, Farrell and Hemingway by Burton Rascoe, pp. 493-498 - 3 Reviews
      1. For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
      2. You Can't Go Home Again by Thomas Wolfe
      3. Father and Son by James T. Farrell
    22. [+]
      The Check List, p. 499 - 4 Reviews
      1. If It Prove Fair Weather by Isabel Paterson
      2. Give Me Liberty by John Erskine
      3. The Ill-Made Knight by T.H. White
      4. Such is the Kingdom by Thomas Sugrue
    23. [+]
      Non-Fiction Yankee Reporter, by S. Burton Heath, pp. 499-501 - 14 Reviews
      1. Yankee Reporter by S. Burton Heath
      2. Harbor of the Sun by Max Miller
      3. A Colored Woman in a White World by Mary Church Terrell
      4. My Name is Million by W.S. Kuniczak
      5. Pistols at Ten Paces by William Oliver Stevens
      6. Marxism: Is It Science? by Max Eastman
      7. Let There Be Sculpture by Jacob Epstein
      8. I Saw France Fall: Will She Rise Again? by Rene de Chambrun
      9. Battle Shield of the Republic by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
      10. A Treasury of the World's Great Letters, from Ancient Days to Our Own Time by M. Lincoln Schuster
      11. Eye Witness
      12. Wings at My Window by Ada Clapham Govan
      13. The Second War of Independence by William S. Schlamm
      14. How Dear to My Heart by Mary Margaret McBride
    24. Open Forum, pp. 502-504
    25. Contributors, p. 505
    26. Index, pp. 506-509
    27. Recorded Music, pp. 510-514
2. [+]
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3. [+]
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4. [+]
  Issues of 1943 = 12 Issues, 280 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1944 = 12 Issues, 300 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1945 = 12 Issues, 296 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1946 = 12 Issues, 318 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1947 = 12 Issues, 376 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1948 = 12 Issues, 366 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1949 = 12 Issues, 346 Articles
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  Issues of 1950 = 12 Issues, 324 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1951 = 12 Issues, 208 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1952 = 12 Issues, 213 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1953 = 11 Issues, 325 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1954 = 12 Issues, 479 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1955 = 12 Issues, 494 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1956 = 10 Issues, 357 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1957 = 12 Issues, 394 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1958 = 12 Issues, 364 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1959 = 12 Issues, 453 Articles
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Issues of the 1960s = 1 Year, 12 Issues, 439 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 1960 = 12 Issues, 439 Articles