Books: Richard Hofstadter's Tradition An assessment at the half-century mark
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American Political Tradition is a series of mini-biographies of prominent American political figures written by Richard Hofstadter. The essays rigorously examine issues of liberty and democracy. The figures examined are portrayed without sentimentality. Hofstadter was comfortable and confident writing praise and criticism of American political history.
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1998
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Log me a river: as old-growth longleaf pine becomes scarce, thousands of valuable logs are being raised from riverbeds where they have lain for close to a century
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Once-plentiful forests of longleaf pine have been dwindled to just a small number, and only two or three of those contain old-growth trees. Old-growth longleaf, prized for its incredibly tight grain, is a rare commodity, but thousands of them have been found laying in river beds.
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1996
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Maclean's and the 20th century
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The dominant news story of 1930s Canada was the Great Depression and the economic dislocations it caused. The Prairie provinces were hardest hit by the depression. Several Macleans stories from the 1930s are described, including 'The Jobless White-Collar Woman.'
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1995
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