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Robert Nathan

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2 picks · 1934–1938

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The high hat
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Tells how Mr. McNab, the organizer, was carried aloft by a toy balloon. Another man was floating around in the air, his name was Hippolyte Smith. Mr. McNab…

The Great Peace of Mr. Thomas V. Smith
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A realization of the true horror of war is achieved by putting a skeleton enclosed in glass at the site of the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.