Tag Archives: Bruce Bliven

1939: better Ma Perkins

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Dave

In 1939 the United States was on the threshold of a new era, but all the experts were prisoners to the Great Depression just behind and blind to the coming implications of World War II… Among books the great political … Continue reading →

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1939: doubts about perpetual progress

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Dave

America in 1939. Cracks in the facade of manifest destiny and the Promised Land… …In 1939 Italian hand organs were still heard in the streets of American cities, and Yiddish language movies were still made and shown. The cities and … Continue reading →