January 1940
In This Issue
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Articles
Labor Takes in the Fair
Italy for the Italians
Let's Start With Oysters
The Universal Pet
Now That Your Shoulders Reach My Shoulder
Diamond
The State of the Language
More Truth Than Poetry
Natchez Was a Lady
The Nation Challenges the Schools
From These Beginnings: Self-Portrait of an Artist
Harper's Ferry Floating Away: A Poem of Recognition
The Air Force We Need
The Brothers Housman
Softly Returning
How Much Do You Help the Church?
That Was a Horse Race
American Novels: 1939
Tales of My Children
The Wagner Act: An Evaluation
Remember the States
Song
The Earth
The Atlantic Bookshelf: A Guide to Good Books
Kitty Foyle
Statesmen of the Lost Cause
Artillery of Time
The Incredible Era
Arma Virumque
Stockbridge, 1739-1939: A Chronicle
The Contributors' Column











