Ivan R. Dee.Ivan R. Dee 1332 N. Halsted Street Halsted Street is a major north-south street in the American city of Chicago, Illinois. Location In Chicago's grid system, Halsted street marks 800 West, one mile west of State Street, from Grace Street (3800 N) in Lakeview south to the city limits at the Little Calumet , Chicago, IL 60622-2694 1-800-462-6420 www.ivanrdee.com Two important books offer some important historical and social insights. Richard M. Fried's THE MAN EVERYBODY KNEW: BRUCE BARTON AND THE MAKING OF MODERN AMERICA (1566636639, $27.50) tells of the cultural icon A cultural icon is an object or person which is distinctive to, or particularly representative of, a specific culture. An example is the bowler hat which could be considered an English cultural icon. Others include tea, The Beatles and association football. of the mid-20th century: an ad man, writer, president's friend and author of the best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best THE MAN NOBODY KNOWS. Despite his many achievements few know his name today: history professor Fried remedies this omission, telling of his life and times and his influence on modern culture. Marta Petreu's AN INFAMOUS PAST: E.M. CIORAN AND THE RISE OF FACISM IN ROMANIA (1566636078, $30.00) provides a biography of the renowned Romanian-French nihlist philosopher E.N. Cioran, a 20th century thinker seduced by fascism whose relationship with political extremists was to affect his life and work. His problems in Romania and Europe in the 1930s and 40s and his support of Hitler and Lenin uses documentary evidence A type of written proof that is offered at a trial to establish the existence or nonexistence of a fact that is in dispute. Letters, contracts, deeds, licenses, certificates, tickets, or other writings are documentary evidence. to trace the evolution of his sentiments. A vivid social and political memoir memoir History or record composed from personal observation and experience. Closely related to autobiography, a memoir differs chiefly in the degree of emphasis on external events. is created. |
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