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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Chipote: "Death is but a moment of discomfort, not to be taken seriously." El Chipete, Nicaraguan slang for "tough guy", was the name of a mountain stronghold and the description of its dauntless commander, General Cesar Augusto Sandino. Bearing the names of emperors of old, and living in the region of the Mayan empire of fabulous wealth, he became the arch-enemy of modern imperialism...
...from El Prado to Cascade, Calif. Built to supply a utility construction project, it had outlived its usefulness and the area was well served by big buses and good roads. The Norfolk & Western sloughed off 54 mi. of trackage between Lenore, W. Va. and Wayne. Operating in a mountainous region and serving only a few farmers who sold their produce in local markets, the line was threatened by a new highway...
...Attempt to liquidate the Insull debt has been a very, very expensive digression. It has resulted in a tremendous and unnecessary loss to stockholders and ironically enough, the large Insull lenders were also Insull owners. It has blasted public confidence in investment through a vast and wealthy region. And now everyone wants Mr. Insull to come back and see what he can do with Middle West; they are willing to admit that the man who is supposed to have lost their money for them is the only man who has much prospect of getting it back again. Samuel Insull...
Howard Stephenson calls upon his vast knowledge of provincial country folk and factory workers, gathered while living in small towns in Ohio and Indiana where he became acquainted with glass-blowers and learned of the gaudy boom days in that region, days which belonged to the generation just previous. His particular quality is an ability to secure and hold a dramatic movement through the medium of his delightfully informal style and this together with the fineness of the use of dialogue, makes of his characters living people. He extracts the essentials of episodes and scenes, and delicacy, charm, brutality...
...both countries about popular discontent with the governments. Obviously, if the rabble are occupied in the jingoistic activities that accompany a war, their rulers will feel relatively safe. Consequently, the Chaco is an ideal place to wage such a war, for defeat and loss of such a God-forsaken region can have no very serious results for either country...