Word: authority
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...hearings two years ago. Up to a point, Exposition-which has since entered into a consent order promising to mend its ways-went through the routine of a regular publishing house. But the difference between what an editor reported to Publisher Edward Uhlan and what Uhlan wrote to the author-in persuading him that it was worth his money to have his book published-was both funny and pathetic. Items from the FTC hearings...
Report to Uhlan: "This book is dated, dreadfully written and sentimental in tone ... I can't think of any general sales possibilities for this book . . . This is probably autobiographical fiction, since the details of military-school life are exhaustively gone into, and the author is far from inventive...
Uhlan Letter to Author: "The editorial reports that have come to my attention have been most favorable. After going over it myself, I am pleased to find that I agree with what has been said. Two Years Under Arms is a tribute to the enthusiasm, the vigor, the beauty of youth...
...Uhlan to Author: "Your literary style is like the Gospels, and like the writing in the New Testament, it is clear, simple and sincere . . . Your book is for now and tomorrow...
...Uhlan to Author: "We are delighted with your children's stories...