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Showing posts with label John Hersey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Hersey. Show all posts
Thursday, September 1, 2011

Bonus Quote of the Day (John Hersey, Chronicling the Horror of Hiroshima)

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“When he dared, [the Reverend] Mr. [Kyoshi] Tanimoto raised his head and saw that the rayon man's house had collapsed. He thought a bomb...
Wednesday, June 17, 2009

This Day in Presidential History (“New Yorker” Story Turns JFK Into War Hero)

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June 17, 1944—“ Survival ,” a nonfiction narrative by John Hersey that appeared in The New Yorker , did more than just begin the 30-year-...
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