Word: braced
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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There in the flesh were men whose names stand for houses: Lippincott, McBride, Dorrance, Burt, Brace (but not Harcourt), job-riding merrily together to Grosset (without Dunlap). There was many another publisher or his trusted lieutenant, like shrewd young George Brett Jr., representing the comparatively vast Macmillan interests. One and all were making a junket out of a serious Washington to appear en masse at public hearings of the Patents Committee of the House of Representatives on a subject close to the hearts of all U.S. authors, song writers, scenarists, printers, librarians, dramatists, actors, librettists and bookbinders whatever, but most...
Both teams turned in several misplays and the infields were slow in handling their chances. Miyakawa, diminutive Chinese short fielder for the Freshmen, led the attack for the winners with two safe hits in three trips to the plate. He drew two passes, scored a brace of counters and sparkled in the field. Durkee, heavy hitting left fielder for the Crimson nine was the other slugging luminary with two clean drives. He also worked the opposing moundmen for two free trips. Malloy started on the hill against the Wentworth squad, but was relieved early and Ketchum was sent...
MICROBE HUNTERS?Paul de Kruif?Harcourt, Brace ($3.50). Dr. Kruif takes a dozen bacteriologists and from a thorough knowledge of their contributions (and with perhaps as thorough knowledge of the buying public) creates of all scientists a composite dervish, solitary, crotchety, whirling now at this experiment, now at that test tube, at this insect, at that spectator...
CLOUD CUCKOO LAND-Naomi Mitchison-Harcourt, Brace ($2.50). In the declining days of Greece- when Athens was being slowly done to death by Sparta, when the age-old conflict between democracy and oligarchy was being fought out more bitterly than today-this wistful tale takes place. Its hero, Alxenor, an aristocrat with democratic leanings, is driven from Poieêssa, his native Aegean isle, and follows a dubious fortune in Athens for a time, in Ephesus among the wealthy barbarians (Persians), in Sparta; and finally marches with the Ten Thousand under Cyrus into Asia, dreaming at the last the vain...
...ABRAHAM LINCOLN The Prairie Years (2 vols.) *Carl Sandburg Harcourt, Brace ($10). *The Poetry Society's Prize was awarded also that year to Stephen Vincent Benet for Heavens and Earth...