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The Blue Book Magazine [v88 #4, February 1949] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. fc. · These United States...XXVI—Virginia · John Fulton · cv ifc. · These United States...XXVI—Virginia: Mother of States · Anon. · ar; illustrated by John Fulton 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _1 · [letter] · Frank J. Ford · lt _1 · [letter] · Bob Berggren · lt 2 · Parade Wagon [Circus Life] · Robert Barbour Johnson · nv; illustrated by Maurice Bower 16 · Theater Party · Joy Davidman · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 18 · Frozen Fun · Anon. · pi 20 · Clam and Bacon · Desmond Hall · ss; illustrated by Frederick Chapman 26 · Railroading on the Great Divide · Wessel Smitter · ar; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson 30 · Birds Are Like That · Simpson M. Ritter · cl 31 · Picturesque People: IX: Pirate or Crusader? · Joseph W. Hotchkiss · ar; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 36 · The World’s Longest Air Battle · Arch Whitehouse · ar 40 · Merchant from China · Herbert Ravenel Sass · ss; illustrated by John R. Flanagan 49 · Songs That Have Made History: VIII. Yankee Doodle · Fairfax Downey · ar 50 · Big-Gun Fleet: Part 2 · Hawthorne Daniel (as told by Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf) · ar; illustrated by John McDermott 65 · George, the Djinn Fizz [High Djinnks] · Kenneth Cassens · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 72 · Olympiad · Albert I. Mayer, Jr. · ar; illustrated by Frederick Chapman 79 · A Superlative Quiz · Alan A. Brown · qz 80 · Sealed Orders · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 86 · The Bad Year · Gifford P. Cheshire · nv; illustrated by Charles Hargens 98 · Stiff Assignment · Stewart Sterling · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 106 · The Blade of Cellini [Benvenuto Cellini] · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 117 · The Indian · Philip Ketchum · ss; illustrated by Remington Schuyler 121 · There’s a Story Behind That Name · Ed Dembitz · ms 122 · Special Mission · Franklin M. Davis, Jr. · na; illustrated by James Ernst 144 · The Oliphant · Richard Hakluyt · ia; brief extract from Richard Hakluyt’s Principall Discoveries of the English Nation illuminated and illustrated by Peter Wells.; illustrated by Peter Wells ibc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Franklin M. Davis; Giff Cheshire; Stewart Sterling]; profiles & photos of Major Franklin M. Davis, Jr., Gifford Cheshire, Stewart Sterling.

The Blue Book Magazine [v88 #5, March 1949] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. fc. · These United States...XXVII—Colorado · John Fulton · cv ifc. · These United States...XXVII—Colorado: “Pike’s Peak or Bust” · Anon. · ar; illustrated by John Fulton 1 · Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _1 · [letter] · Charles E. Fritch · lt _1 · [letter] · Beulah Barker · lt 2 · High in That Sunlit Silence · Arch Whitehouse · ss; illustrated by Frederick Chapman 9 · Ye Pretty Policy of M. Frobisher · Richard Hakluyt · ia; brief extract from Richard Hakluyt’s Principall Discoveries of the English Nation illuminated and illustrated by Peter Wells.; illustrated by Peter Wells 10 · The Walking Boss · Richard Wilcox · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon 17 · The Hard Men · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 22 · Sport Spurts · Harold Helfer · cl 24 · The Black Knight Errant · Day Keene · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 30 · Big-Gun Fleet: Part 3: The Battle of Surigao Strait · Hawthorne Daniel (as told by Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf) · ar; illustrated by John McDermott 48 · Famous War Horses · Anon. · pi 50 · Picturesque People: X: Father of the Eagle · Aage Heinberg & Ib Melchior · ar 52 · Vengeance for Life · Zachary Ball · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 58 · Fortitude · Burt M. McConnell · ar; illustrated by John Costigan 64 · Songs That Have Made History: IX. Ca Ira · Fairfax Downey · ar 65 · The Lucky Tin Dish · Warren Hastings Miller · ss; illustrated by James Ernst 72 · Petersen’s Eye · Nelson Bond · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 78 · Snake River Jim Robs a Bank [Snake River Jim] · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 89 · Enemy in Sight · Frank S. Sohn · ss 90 · Sailor’s Homing [Minos of Crete] · Kenneth H. Cassens · ss; illustrated by John R. Flanagan 100 · Prove It if You Can! · Philip Ketchum · na; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson 116 · The Economy of Sergeant Darlen · H. Bedford-Jones · na; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 132 · Refuge for Tonight · Robert Moore Williams · nv; illustrated by Arthur Harper 144 · Eight Minutes to Live · Morrison Colladay · ar ibc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Richard Wilcox; Jesse B. Oldendorf; John Richard Flanagan]; profiles & photos of Richard Wilcox, Admiral Oldendorf, John Richard Flanagan.

The Blue Book Magazine [v88 #6, April 1949] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) fc. · These United States...XXVIII—Texas · Benton Clark · cv These United States...XXVIII—Texas: The Lone Star State · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Benton Clark Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Arthur A. Bressi · lt _ · [letter] · Howard W. Ayres · lt _ · [letter] · Mrs. R. Lewis · lt _ · [letter] · Wm S. Wilbur · lt 2 · The Song · Nelson Bond · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 7 · Songs That Have Made History: X. Battle Hymn of the Republic · Fairfax Downey · ar 8 · Roar of the River · James Stevens · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 15 · Mirror for Sports · Fairfax Downey · ar 18 · Legends of a War · Arch Whitehouse · ar; illustrated by Hamilton Greene 28 · Mr. Meacham Was Too Honest · Merle Constiner · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 35 · Big-Gun Fleet: Part 4: Lingayen Landing · Hawthorne Daniel (as told by Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf) · ar; illustrated by John McDermott 44 · When Whaling Was Adventure · Anon. · pi 46 · Picturesque People: XI: Did Steve Ever Do a Brodie? · Edward Dembitz · ar; illustrated by Charles B. Falls 49 · Trial by Fog · Donovan Fitzpatrick · ss; illustrated by Arthur Harper 52 · They Play with Hornets · Byron de Prorok & E. P. Wellman · ar 54 · The Bull God Frowns [Minos of Crete] · Kenneth H. Cassens · ss; illustrated by John R. Flanagan 65 · Ye Perils of Foreign Travel · Richard Hakluyt · ia; brief extract from Richard Hakluyt’s Principall Discoveries of the English Nation illuminated and illustrated by Peter Wells.; illustrated by Peter Wells 66 · A Drive of the Mind · D. K. Findlay · ss; illustrated by Wilson Thomson 70 · The Man Who Didn’t Like Dogs [Circus Life] · Robert Barbour Johnson · nv; illustrated by Maurice Bower 79 · Rogue’s Ransom [François Villon] · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 90 · Chicken Feed · Hugh Wiley · ss; illustrated by Stuart Hay 92 · Strong Hands [The Old Neighborhood] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer 100 · The Blame’ Hurricane · Richard Howells Watkins · ss; illustrated by Loran Wilford 104 · Plunder of the Sun [Al Colby] · David Dodge · n.; illustrated by James Ernst ibc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [James Stevens; Merle Constiner; D. K. Findlay]; profiles & photos of James Stevens, Merle Constiner, D.K. Findlay.

The Blue Book Magazine [v89 #1, May 1949] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) fc. · These United States...XXIX—Alabama · Maurice Bower · cv These United States...XXIX—Alabama: The Cotton State · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Maurice Bower Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · K. B. Pehrson · lt _ · [letter] · Mrs. Olga Addison · lt _ · [letter] · Ferrell J. Olaveson · lt The Great Mountain · D. K. Findlay · ss; illustrated by Hamilton Greene In Honor of— · Ed Dembitz · cl Nomads of the Sea · Philip Wylie · ar; illustrated by Frederick Chapman Secret Warfare [Behind the Enemy Lines] · Richard M. Kelly · ts; illustrated by John McDermott The Kicking Mare · MacKinlay Kantor · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer A Memorable Fight · Richard Hakluyt · ia; brief extract from Richard Hakluyt’s Principall Discoveries of the English Nation illuminated and illustrated by Peter Wells.; illustrated by Peter Wells The Greatest Show on Earth · Anon. · pi Sword of Honor · Fairfax Downey · ss Picturesque People: XII: Henry Shreve—River Tamer · Everett M. Webber · ar; illustrated by Charles B. Falls François Villon, Moskeneer [François Villon] · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by John Fulton The Fawn in the Forest · Jim Kjelgaard · ss; illustrated by John Costigan Long Haul to Denver · Wessel Smitter · ar; illustrated by Rolf Klep Weepers Keepers · George F. Worts · ss; illustrated by Loran Wilford Strikes to Spare [Squaredeal Sam McGhee] · Nelson Bond · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering Blind Bequest · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer Sport Spurts · Harold Helfer · cl The Wall of the Eternal [Dark Age Britain] · Paul K. Johnstone · ss; illustrated by Frederick Chapman Songs That Have Made History: XI. Biarkamál · Fairfax Downey · ar Arctic Rendezvous · Bertram B. Fowler · ss; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson That’s My Boy! · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley Confidential Employment · Leslie T. White · na; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [MacKinlay Kantor; Admiral Kinkaid; Jim Kjelgaard]; profiles & photos of MacKinlay Kantor, Admiral Kinkaid, Jim Kjelgaard.

The Blue Book Magazine [v89 #2, June 1949] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) Details taken from Table of Contents. fc. · These United States...XXX—Maine · John Fulton · cv These United States...XXX—Maine: The Lexington of the Sea · Anon. · ar; illustrated by John Fulton Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Charles L. Smith · lt _ · [letter] · R. A. Kerr · lt 2 · High Pasture · Sandy Stuart · ss; illustrated by John Costigan 6 · Lost River · Harold Lamb · ss; illustrated by J. R. Flanagan Songs That Have Made History: XII. Annie Laurie · Fairfax Downey · ar 14 · Hit ’Em Again, Harder! · Lt. Comdr. Edward Beach · ar; illustrated by Hamilton Greene 30 · The Roman Sea Wall · Anthony Fon Eisen · ss; illustrated by Frederick Chapman The Valiant Fight of the Content · Richard Hakluyt · ia; brief extract from Richard Hakluyt’s Principall Discoveries of the English Nation illuminated and illustrated by Peter Wells.; illustrated by Peter Wells 38 · Game Reserve · Laurence Kirk · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 44 · His Brother’s Keeper · Eustace Cockrell & Daniel Gordon · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 48 · Skyway to Paris · Robert N. Buck · ar; illustrated by Grattan Condon 56 · A Dog’s Life · Georges Surdez · ss; illustrated by Frederick Chapman Sport Spurts · Harold Helfer · cl Daredevil Days at Niagara · Anon. · pi 60 · Picturesque People: XIII: The Man Napoleon Hated · Robert W. Daly · ar; illustrated by Charles B. Falls 65 · Sign · William Brandon · ss; illustrated by Remington Schuyler 74 · Patsy Fights Again · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 80 · Buffalo Bill Holds Five Kings [Circus Life] · Robert Barbour Johnson · nv; illustrated by Maurice Bower 91 · Pitchfork Marines · Ruhama Jans · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 98 · Crash Pilot · Arch Whitehouse · ss; illustrated by Art Harper 106 · Shiloh · Shelby Foote · na; illustrated by John McDermott Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Sandy Stuart; Anthony Fon Eisen; Commander Dealey]; profiles & photos of Sandy Stuart, Anthony Fon Eisen, Commander Dealey.

The Blue Book Magazine [v89 #3, July 1949] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) Details taken from listing on ABEBooks. fc. · These United States...XXXI—Iowa · Benton Clark · cv These United States...XXXI—Iowa: The Heart of America · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Benton Clark Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · James L. Dalton · lt _ · [letter] · Nick Zell · lt _ · [letter] · Agatha Brungardt · lt 2 · Serenade in Leadville · Lynn Montross · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 9 · The Tiger’s Hour · Herbert Ravenel Sass · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 16 · Normandy Break-Through · C. Donald Wire & Forrest Shugart · ar; illustrated by Hamilton Greene 25 · Flags of Our Fathers · H. Bedford-Jones · ex The Blue Book Magazine Jul 1942, as “To You, Old Glory”; excerpt from the first story in the “Flags of Our Fathers” series. The excerpt was published in the July 1942 issue and the full story in the August 1942 issue. 26 · A Frame for the Duke [The Old Neighborhood] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley Sport Spurts · Harold Helfer · cl 34 · Dogs of Destiny [Part 1 of 3] · Fairfax Downey · ar; illustrated by Paul Brown 38 · Songs That Have Made History: XIII. Aj, Lúcka, Lúcka! · Fairfax Downey · ar 39 · Pie in Ye Sky · Captaine John Smith · ia; brief extract from A Booke of Captaine John Smith, 1622, illuminated and illustrated by Peter Wells.; illustrated by Peter Wells 40 · Sleuths with Sirens · Stewart Sterling · ar; illustrated by Raymond Thayer 44 · By Appointment · Arthur Gordon · ss; illustrated by Frederick Chapman 50 · Picturesque People: XIV: The Incredible Captain Boyton · John Ferris · ar 54 · The Passing of Effie · Harry Botsford · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering Birds Are Like That · Simpson M. Ritter · cl 58 · Sea Toll · Bill Adams · ar; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 65 · Cloudy in the West · Allan Bosworth · ss; illustrated by Loran Wilford 70 · The Rolling Tons · William E. Barrett · na; illustrated by John McDermott 84 · Position Unknown · Peter Dollar · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon 89 · Bronc’ Stomper · Frank Bonham · ss Liberty Apr 28 1945; given as “The Bronc’ Stomper” in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by Charles Hargens 96 · The Devil’s Luck [Benvenuto Cellini] · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 108 · Star of Doom [Part 1 of 2] · Lewis Sowden · sl; illustrated by John McDermott ibc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Lynn Montross; Harry Botsford; Arthur Gordon; H. Bedford-Jones]; profiles & photos of Lynn Montross, Harry Botsford; profile only of Arthur Gordon; photo and obit of H. Bedford-Jones.

The Blue Book Magazine [v89 #4, August 1949] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) fc. · These United States...XXXII—Washington · Maurice Bower · cv These United States...XXXII—Washington: River of the West · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Maurice Bower Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Charles E. Fritch · lt _ · [letter] · Len Wild · lt _ · [letter] · Lachlan MacDonald · lt The Seat of the Mighty · Arch Whitehouse · ss; illustrated by Hamilton Greene Recent Rulings · Harold Helfer · ms Bird of Prey · Nelson Bond · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer The Queen’s Pool · Leonard Nason · ss; illustrated by Arthur Harper, [?] Songs That Have Made History: XIV. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God · Fairfax Downey · ar Picturesque People: XV: Ultima Thule · William H. Kearns, Jr. · ar; illustrated by John Costigan My Escape from the USSR · Piotr Pirogov · ar; illustrated by John McDermott The Last Mustang · Frank Bonham · ss; illustrated by Charles Hargens Destroyer 371 · Richard F. Hanley · ar; illustrated by Manning Lee Dogs of Destiny [Part 2 of 3] · Fairfax Downey · ar; illustrated by Paul Brown Unknown Legionnaire · Georges Surdez · ss; illustrated by Dick Black Dark Interlude · Rutherford Montgomery · na; illustrated by John Fulton Get Tough in There! · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson The Men and the Boys · Coleman Meyer · ss; illustrated by Rolf Klop The Golden Snare [Benvenuto Cellini] · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by John Fulton Truck Show Bull [Circus Life] · Robert Barbour Johnson · nv; illustrated by Charles Chickering Ye Unspoyled Sauvage · Anon. · ia; brief extract from The Voyage of Monsieur de Monts Into New France, 1607, illuminated and illustrated by Peter Wells.; illustrated by Peter Wells Star of Doom [Part 2 of 2] · Lewis Sowden · sl; illustrated by John McDermott Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Richard Hanley; Coleman Meyer; Lewis Sowden]; profiles & photos of Richard Hanley, Coleman Meyer, Lewis Sowden.