An engaging and illuminating biography focused on the formative and highly influential early years of “rock’s first supergroup” (Rolling Stone) Crosby
for which Algren was honored with the first National Book Award (which he received from none other than Eleanor Roosevelt at a ceremony in March 1950)
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Martha and the League's latest escapade has them headed for the French Riviera in what is sure to be the most daring caper of the summer
Penning Poison: A history of anonymous letters Religion_Gift_Guide An engaging and illuminating biographyAccusatory, libellous, or just bizarre, Penning Poison unveils the history of anonymous letter writing. 'er at number 14 is dirty Receiving an unexpected and unsigned note is a disconcerting experience. In Penning Poison, Emily Cockayne traces the stories of such letters to all corners of English society over the period 1760 1939. She uncovers scandal, deception, class enmity, personal tragedy, and great loneliness. Some messages were accusatory, some