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The Blue Book Magazine [v89 #5, September 1949] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) fc. · These United States...XXXIII—South Dakota · Benton Clark · cv These United States...XXXIII—South Dakota: Center of the Continent · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Benton Clark Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Jim Swop · lt _ · [letter] · G. Dorman · lt _ · [letter] · Montgomery Mulford · lt Occupation Angles · Franklin M. Davis, Jr. · ss; illustrated by John McDermott Foo-Foo Dust · James J. Healy · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering Look Twice at a Battleground [Part 1 of 2] · Hamilton Greene · ar; illustrated by Hamilton Greene Songs That Have Made History: XV. Give Us Back Our Old Commander · Harold Helfer · ar Big-Time Operator · Verne Athanas · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley Miss Vixen · Zachary Ball · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering Holland Para-Drop · C. Donald Wire · ar; illustrated by Hamilton Greene Dogs of Destiny [Part 3 of 3] · Fairfax Downey · ar; illustrated by Paul Brown Snake River Jim Makes Medicine [Snake River Jim] · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by John Fulton Smersh · Peter Pirogov · ar; illustrated by John McDermott Picturesque People: XVI: King of the Horse-Tamers · John Richard Young · ar; given as “The King of the Horse-Tamers” in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by Charles B. Falls The Boat Ride · Theodore Pratt · ss; illustrated by James Ernst War’s Quick Fire · Louis Golding · ss; illustrated by Frederick Chapman These Are My People · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer The Ship That Went to the Mountain · Harold Helfer · ar Breathes There a Man! · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by O. F. Schmidt A Matter of Judgment · Frederick & P. G. Bell · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley The Trail to Santa Fe · William Brandon · na; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward Revolt in the Forest · Theodore Goodridge Roberts · na; illustrated by John Richard Flanagan Courage & Spirits · Sir Richard Hawkins · ia; brief extract adapted from The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Kt., 1593, illuminated and illustrated by Peter Wells.; illustrated by Peter Wells Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Theodore Pratt; W. V. Athanas; John Richard Young; Peter Pirogov; Louis Golding]; profiles & photos of Theodore Pratt, W.V. Athanas; profile only of John Richard Young, Peter Pirogov, Louis Golding.

The Blue Book Magazine [v89 #6, October 1949] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) Details taken from listing on ABEBooks. fc. · These United States...XXXIV—Delaware · John Fulton · cv These United States...XXXIV—Delaware: “Liberty and Independence” · Anon. · ar; illustrated by John Fulton Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Joseph Mahler · lt _ · [letter] · Ruth M. Bell · lt 2 · Rendezvous · Robert Carse · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 10 · The Dog and the Manager · Owen Cameron · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 12 · Three Strikes for Batfish · Commander Edward L. Beach · ar; illustrated by Frederic Anderson 26 · You Take the High Road · Donovan Fitzpatrick · ss; illustrated by Dick Black 32 · Stronghold · Albert I. Mayer · ss; illustrated by John R. Flanagan 40 · A Century of Hoaxes · Willy Ley · ar; illustrated by Peter Wells 45 · The Woman in Ward 13 · E. P. McGuire · ss 46 · It’s Always the Way · Eustace Cockrell · ss 47 · The Peshtigo Fire · Harold Helfer · ar 48 · The Governor in Council · C. T. Stoneham · ss; illustrated by John Costigan 54 · Look Twice at a Battleground [Part 2 of 2] · Hamilton Greene · ar; illustrated by Hamilton Greene 62 · Picturesque People: XVII: Chinese Yankee · Willis Thornton · ar; illustrated by Raymond Thayer Sport Spurts · Harold Helfer · cl 65 · A Bulletin on Bird Watching · Peter Wells · pi; illustrated by Peter Wells 66 · There Once Was a Gendarme · Georges Surdez · nv; illustrated by Maurice Bower 78 · Shadow Steel · Franklin M. Davis, Jr. · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 86 · A Good Cop · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by James Ernst 93 · Songs That Have Made History: XVI. The Patriotic Diggers · Fairfax Downey · ar 94 · A Sword for Benvenuto [Benvenuto Cellini] · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 104 · The Marked Field · Carl L. Biemiller · na; illustrated by James Ernst, [?] ibc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Robert Carse; Carl L. Biemiller; Albert I. Mayer]; profiles & photos of Robert Carse, Carl L. Biemiller; profile only, Albert I. Mayer.

The Blue Book Magazine [v90 #1, November 1949] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) Details taken from listing on ABEBooks. fc. · These United States...XXXV—Missouri · Benton Clark · cv These United States...XXXV—Missouri: The Show-Me State · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Benton Clark Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Gillette Lane · lt _ · [letter] · Lt. Col. Roy V. Rester · lt 2 · Violence Is the Job · William Lindsay Gresham · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 9 · Black Gang Boss · Victor H. Johnson · ar; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 16 · No Bands Playing · William Cox · ss 22 · To Each Generation Its Adventure! · Bill Adams · ar; illustrated by Hamilton Greene, [?] 24 · Fifty Years Ago in South Africa · Anon. · pi 26 · They Never Die · Charles Clifford · ss; illustrated by Frederick Chapman 35 · Hook, Line and Sinker · Anon. · pi 36 · Men of America: Cushing and the Albemarle · Major Edwin Simmons · ar; illustrated by Grattan Condon 40 · Bungstarter’s Daughter · Kenneth Perkins · ss; illustrated by Cleveland Woodward 46 · The Soviet Air Force · Peter Pirogov · ar; illustrated by Hamilton Greene The Long Night · Harold Helfer · ar 54 · Mr. Ostrich Is a Family Man · C. T. Stoneham · ss; illustrated by Carl Burger 58 · There Were Two Sitting Bulls · Mari Sandoz · ar; illustrated by Brumett Echohawk 65 · Police Business [The Old Neighborhood] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 72 · The Dancing Flame [Minos of Crete] · Kenneth H. Cassens · nv; illustrated by John R. Flanagan The Steam Machine Duel · Harold Helfer · ms 85 · Finders, Keepers · Owen Cameron · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 92 · The Door in the Desert · George Worts · ss; illustrated by Charles Hargens Birds Are Like That · Simpson Ritter · cl 100 · The Mystery of the Haunted Ring [Agent Jonathan] · William Brandon · nv; illustrated by John McDermott 110 · McQuillan Beats a Thousand Drums [McQuillan] · Frank Leon Smith · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 118 · Songs That Have Made History: XVII. Sally in Our Alley · Fairfax Downey · ar 119 · Hugh Glass and the Grizzly · Mark Boesch · ss; illustrated by Benton Clark 124 · One Night in Alsace · Georges Surdez · na; illustrated by Hamilton Greene 144 · From Branch to Branch · Peter Wells · pi; illustrated by Peter Wells ibc. · Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Victor H. Johnson; Brumett Echohawk; William Lindsay Gresham; William Cushing]; profiles & photos of Victor H. Johnson, Brumett Echohawk; profile only of William Lindsay Gresham; photo only of William Cushing.

The Blue Book Magazine [v90 #2, December 1949] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto, cover by Cleveland Woodward) From this point on the title on the indicia and the masthead change to Blue Book Magazine to match the spine, while the registration continues to list it as The Blue Book Magazine. Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [James Poling; Fritz Woyna; Robert Heinlein; Colonel Dupuy]; profiles & photos of James Poling, Fritz Woyna, Robert Heinlein, Colonel Dupuy. Island December · Fritz Woyna · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering The Windmill · William Brandon · ss; illustrated by John Fulton Songs That Have Made History: XVIII. Home, Sweet Home · Rolin Lewis Woodworth · ar The Battle of the Bulge, 1: The Fear That Failed · R. Ernest Dupuy · ar; illustrated by Hamilton Greene To Every Dog, His Day · Bigelow Neal · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering The Passport Rules in Russia · Peter Pirogov · ar; illustrated by John McDermott Operation Sweezy · James Poling · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering Trophies and Triumphs · Will Talsey · ar What’s the Record? · Ed Dembitz · qz Delilah and the Space-Rigger · Robert Heinlein · ss; illustrated by John Griffin Oddities on Rails · Anon. · pi The Old Pro’s · William Cox · ss; illustrated by John McDermott The Golden Hind [Part 1 of 4] · Francis Fletcher · ar If Wishes Were Houses · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer The Great Bike Ride · Harold Helfer · ms Officer Murphy Walks Alone [The Old Neighborhood] · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley High Kindred · Paul K. Johnstone · ss; illustrated by Frederick Chapman Final Decision · C. Donald Wire · ss; illustrated by Wilson Thomson Secret Code · Owen Cameron · ss; illustrated by John Fulton Liberty Horse [Circus Life] · Robert Barbour Johnson · nv; illustrated by Maurice Bower Sport Spurts · Harold Helfer · cl The Drub-Devil March · Harold Lamb · na; illustrated by John McDermott Ye Pilgrim’s Holiday · Anon. · ia; brief extract from A Journal of a Plantation Settled at Plimouth in New England, 1620, illuminated and illustrated by Peter Wells.; illustrated by Peter Wells

The Blue Book Magazine [v90 #3, January 1950] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) Details taken from listing on ABEBooks. fc. · These United States...XXXVI—Maryland · John Fulton · cv These United States...XXXVI—Maryland: Our Flag Was Still There · Anon. · ar; illustrated by John Fulton Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Alvin Green · lt _ · [letter] · Mrs. Donal H. Smith · lt _ · [letter] · Verna J. Huffman · lt 2 · Far Away in Eden · Ben Steedly Moore · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 8 · The Secret Poison · MacArthur Carman · ss; illustrated by Hamilton Greene A Century of Whodunits · Anon. · pi 16 · The Golden Hind [Part 2 of 4] · Francis Fletcher · ar; illustrated by Robert Ball 26 · Maine Is for Lumberjacks · Robert Pinkerton · ss; illustrated by Benton Clark 34 · Men of America: Challenge to Empire · Richard A. Shafter · ar; illustrated by Charles B. Falls 39 · Songs That Live in History: I. “The Star-Spangled Banner” · Fairfax Downey · ar 40 · The Spinsters · Nelson Bond · ss; illustrated by Frederick Chapman 47 · The Chantey Man · Mark Boesch · ss; illustrated by Charles B. Falls 50 · The Male American · Simpson M. Ritter · ar; illustrated by Peter Wells 54 · The Battle of the Bulge, 2: This Gallant Feat of Arms · R. Ernest Dupuy · ar; illustrated by Hamilton Greene 65 · Beautiful Buford · Verne Athanas · ss; illustrated by John Fulton 72 · The Beast Can Think · William Lindsay Gresham · ss; illustrated by Carl Burger 80 · The Scoop Was Red · Grange Lewis · ss; illustrated by John Griffin 86 · Stagecoach Pass · Gifford Cheshire · ss; illustrated by Charles Hargens 93 · Highway Babe · Harold Channing Wire · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley 97 · The Talking Coat · Stewart Sterling · na; illustrated by Wilson Thomson The Dressmaker’s Leap · Harold Helfer · ms 106 · In There, the White Lights Glaring · Joel Reeve · na 118 · The Rhebaville Murder · Merle Constiner · na; illustrated by Loran Wilford 129 · I Have a Friend · Peter Wells · ct; illustrated by Peter Wells 130 · Winter Storm · Bill Gulick · na; illustrated by Grattan Condon Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [Bill Gulick; Grange Lewis; Ben Steedly Moore]; profiles & photos of Bill Gulick, Grange Lewis, Ben Steedly Moore.

The Blue Book Magazine [v90 #4, February 1950] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) fc. · These United States...XXXVII—Kentucky · Benton Clark · cv These United States...XXXVII—Kentucky: The Wilderness Road · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Benton Clark Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Jack Porter · lt _ · [letter] · Glen E. Huddleston · lt Yours Very Truly, A. Lincoln · John Rogers · ss; illustrated by John Fulton Songs That Live in History: II. “La Marseillaise” · Fairfax Downey · ar Get Up, You! · Edward L. McKenna · ss; illustrated by John McDermott Sport Spurts · Harold Helfer · cl You Don’t Kid Bloodhounds · C. B. Colby · ar; illustrated by Charles Chickering A Quarrel for a Lady [Sir Dinadan] · Theodore Goodridge Roberts · ss; illustrated by John Fulton The Fretful Porpentine · C. T. Stoneham · ss; illustrated by Carl Burger Bandit at Large · Peter B. Kyne · ss; illustrated by John Fulton The Big Bone Lick · Edmond P. Gibson · ar The Golden Hind [Part 3 of 4] · Francis Fletcher · ar; illustrated by Robert Ball Night Ride · Harold Alford · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley Men of America: John Joseph Montgomery: The Father of Flight · Donovan Fitzpatrick · ar Carroll Livingston Riker · Morrison Colladay · ar Battle Stations, Submerged! · Comdr. Edward L. Beach · ar; illustrated by Hamilton Greene Fisherman’s Luck · Arthur Gordon · ss Birds Are Like That · Simpson M. Ritter · cl Retreat · Robert Carse · ss; illustrated by Frederick Chapman Do You Know These Ten Famous Ships? · Richard Willoughby · qz I Have a Friend · Peter Wells · ct; illustrated by Peter Wells Marriage Canoe · Zachary Ball · ss; illustrated by Kreigh Collins Hurry, Hurry! · Joel Reeve · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley Bear on the Mountain · Philip Clark · ss; illustrated by Lyle Justis The Storm · Arch Whitehouse · ss; illustrated by Hamilton Greene The Prince of Tiryns [Minos of Crete] · Kenneth H. Cassens · nv; illustrated by John R. Flanagan The Western Star · John Bird · na Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [C. B. Colby; Harold Alford; John Bird]; profiles & photos of C.B. Colby, Harold Alford, John Bird.

The Blue Book Magazine [v90 #5, March 1950] ed. Donald Kennicott (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 144pp, quarto) fc. · These United States...XXXVIII—Mississippi · Maurice Bower · cv These United States...XXXVIII—Mississippi: The Magnolia State · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Maurice Bower Readers’ Comment · [The Readers] · lc _ · [letter] · Pierce Wyche · lt _ · [letter] · James E. Lunney · lt The Pet Shop · Nelson Bond · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering A Slave Escapes from Atomgrad · Sergei Severov · ar; illustrated by Grattan Condon Gertie Grooms the Bride · Kenneth Cassens · ss; illustrated by Stuart Hay North Atlantic Weather Ship · D. N. Fairbairn · ar; illustrated by Raymond Sisley Madagascar Landing · Byrd Brooke · ss Five Years Across the Arctic · Herbert C. Freeman · ar; illustrated by Carl Burger I Don’t Want to Be a Hero · Robert Richards · ss; illustrated by Raymond Thayer The Golden Hind [Part 4 of 4] · Francis Fletcher · ar; illustrated by Robert Ball Leprechaun Magic · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss; illustrated by John Fulton Picturesque People: XVIII: Count Rumford · Morrison Colladay · ar Report on Wake Island · Charles Barnard · ar; illustrated by John McDermott Professional Gentleman · Eustace Cockrell · ss; illustrated by Paul Brown Arms and the Woman: Kady Brownell—Color Sergeant · Fairfax Downey · ar; illustrated by Frederick Chapman The Low-Down · Edward L. McKenna · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley Red Fingers · Beatrice Grimshaw · ss; illustrated by Charles Sarka Songs That Have Made History: XIX. Malbrough S’en Va-t-en Guerre · Fairfax Downey · ar The Mule Mail · Stewart Toland · ss; illustrated by Benton Clark The Valley of Blinded Men · Robinson MacLean · ss; illustrated by William Heaslip Mailed Death and the Red Seals · Harold Helfer · ar The Day’s Work · Verne Athanas · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sisley For an Eye · Owen Cameron · ss; illustrated by L. R. Gustavson Up, Red Dragon! [Dark Age Britain] · Paul K. Johnstone · nv; illustrated by Frederick Chapman Homer and Hector · Peter Wells · ct; illustrated by Peter Wells Kristian Nye and the Shell Song · James Edwin Hewelcke · na Hot Cargo · Richard Howells Watkins · na; illustrated by James Ernst Who’s Who in This Issue · [The Editor] · cl [James Edwin Hewelcke; Herbert C. Freeman; Robert Richards; Robinson MacLean]; profiles & photos of Edwin Hewelcke, Herbert C. Freeman, Robert Richards, Robinson MacLean.