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In Springberry, Alabama, 1946, young Dewey Cox accidentally cuts his brother Nate in half with a machete. His father blames him for Nate's death and the trauma causes him to lose his sense of smell. Dewey meets a blues guitarist who discovers his life experience instilled in him a natural affinity for playing blues.
Glen E. Cox: This story tells the story of the 1948 election in reverse, with underdog Thomas E. Dewey eventually defeating the early overwhelming favorite, incumbent President Harry S. Truman, by playing to anti-communist fears. He therefore becomes the 34th president with Earl Warren as his vice president.
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A History of the World in the 20th Century is a history textbook by J. A. S. Grenville, first published in 1994.It is followed by A History of the World from the 20th to the 21st Century, which has reached its 5th edition, [1] and is commonly used in International Baccalaureate 20th Century World History classes.
Individualism Old and New is a politically and socially progressive book by John Dewey, an American philosopher, written in 1930.Written at the beginning of the Great Depression, the book argues that the emergence of a new kind of American individualism necessitates political and cultural reform to achieve the true liberation of the individual in a world where the individual has become submerged.
The Spectator, writing on 25 January 1908 and prior to the release of the second half of the series, notes a handful of shortcomings including a fleeting portrayal of Homer and a questioning of the historicity of Christ, but states that "the general reader...will find here a great treasury of knowledge" and that "they form an extremely interesting shelfful."
History of the World [1] is a compendium written by a collection of noted historians. It was edited by William Nassau Weech, M.A., a former Headmaster of Sedbergh School (and a very early aficionado of downhill skiing who also wrote By Ski in Norway, one of the first British accounts of the sport).