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Record Number: 28460


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'He told me later that the "New York Post" announced the conclusion of the war in Europe under the headline: "Now We Must Crush the Japs!"'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

From: 1 May 1945

Country:

America

Time

n/a

Place:

city: San Francisco

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

George Catlin

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

political philospher

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

America

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

New York Post

Genre:

Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

1945

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

28460

Source:

Print

Author:

Vera Brittain

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Testament of Experience

Place of Publication:

Great Britain

Date of Publication:

1980

Vol:

n/a

Page:

362

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Vera Brittain, Testament of Experience (Great Britain, 1980), p. 362, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=28460, accessed: 02 May 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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