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Word: forli (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Intricacies. The lank man in the White House whom a large section of the press, North and South and in England, referred to as a "gorilla" proved himself through four years of heartbreaking war to be one of the ablest and most subtle statesmen in history. Step by step, chapter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Your Obt. Servt. | 12/4/1939 | See Source »

"We had just been called to order by the Chairman, when the officer stationed at the committee room door came in with a half-frightened expression on his face. Before he had opportunity to make explanation, we understood . . . and were ourselves almost overwhelmed with astonishment. For at the foot of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Your Obt. Servt. | 12/4/1939 | See Source »

> Against him across the Potomac was an army which could probably have taken Washington in the first weeks of the war, and a commander who outguessed and outfought every Union General. Sandburg on Lee: "Enfolded in the churchman and the Christian gentleman, Robert E. Lee was the ancient warrior who...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Your Obt. Servt. | 12/4/1939 | See Source »

Structure. As Sandburg's narrative of war and politics goes on, it gathers such momentum that he can toss in a chapter the length of an ordinary novel, dealing entirely with White House routine, and lose little by it. The look and sound and layout of Washington, the character...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Your Obt. Servt. | 12/4/1939 | See Source »

Freshmen who played in the Yale '43 game will meet in the Upstairs Dining Room of the Union at 6:15 o'clock tonight for their dinner.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '43 Football Dinner | 12/4/1939 | See Source »

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