Friends Talking in the Night: Sixty Years of Writing for the New Yorker"This collection of pieces is both a memoir of Philip Hamburger's writing life and a record of the world he has lived in." "Hamburger first went to work for The New Yorker in 1939. He has wandered all over its pages as Our Man Stanley or Reporter at Large, doing Talk of the Town, Casuals, and Notes & Comment, writing Profiles, and more. And he has wandered all over the map, unearthing the secret souls of some fifty-five American towns and cities (from Hot Springs, Arkansas, to Butte, Montana) and bearing witness to the horrors of war and fascism (from Mussolini's bloody corpse hanging upside down in a Milan public square, to the hungry, hollow-eyed marchers bearing pro-Tito posters through the wrecked streets of Belgrade after the war)." "An old-fashioned liberal, Hamburger strikes for the heart of whatever subject he approaches - whether it's the famous (Truman, Toscanini, Evita Peron, Eleanor Roosevelt, Vartan Gregorian) or the unsung hero (a waiter who single-handedly sold four million dollars' worth of war bonds). Hitler's aerie in Berchtesgaden is as fascinating to him as the twisting ramps of Macy's package delivery tunnels."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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Page 353
... floors in the building except the floor of the Governor's recep- tion room . The Governor , it was felt , deserved wood on his floor , and he got wood - American white oak . No one around the Capitol under- stands the significance of ...
... floors in the building except the floor of the Governor's recep- tion room . The Governor , it was felt , deserved wood on his floor , and he got wood - American white oak . No one around the Capitol under- stands the significance of ...
Page 376
... floors to bathing headquarters , on the third floor , and have the privilege of walking down the halls in their bathrobes and slip- pers on their way to the delights of the baths . The manager of the Arling- ton , a jovial , portly man ...
... floors to bathing headquarters , on the third floor , and have the privilege of walking down the halls in their bathrobes and slip- pers on their way to the delights of the baths . The manager of the Arling- ton , a jovial , portly man ...
Page 414
... floor , classic frieze circling entire room high up , and , higher still , at tip - top , an alle- gorical painting depicting General Washington ( dim in the distance ) seated between Liberty and Victory and in close proximity to Arts ...
... floor , classic frieze circling entire room high up , and , higher still , at tip - top , an alle- gorical painting depicting General Washington ( dim in the distance ) seated between Liberty and Victory and in close proximity to Arts ...
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