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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...School and commanded the U. S. S. Newport during the War. In 1924, he turned altogether to writing, having already published two sea stories and a textbook. P. A. L., his first novel, was the robustious biography of a U. S. promoter and wildcat bunco artist, "P. A. L. Tangerman." Last autumn he published Vignettes of the Sea, much like William McFee's off-duty ruminations. The polyglot relations in East Side, West Side reflect his own. A deep-chested, straw-haired German, he married, in 1912, Maud Conroy of Queenstown, Ireland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FICTION: Pangs of Gianthood | 2/7/1927 | See Source »

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