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Reviewed on April 12, 2019 | Nonfiction
In this piece of fluff, Hischak (emeritus, theater, SUNY Coll. at Cortland; 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year) explores the year 1927, writing brief snippets about events from each day's headlines. The result? Substantive history is replaced by factoids with a focus on surface, not significance. Only occasionally are items followed up on in later e...Log In or Sign Up to Read More