The sweeping wind. A memoir

by DE KRUIF, PAUL

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Book description: New York: Harcourt, Brace & World. 1962. Hard Cover. 246 pages, cloth, dj, very good. From the dj, 'His work created an entirely new approach to popular science writing. Starting with the exposure of medical hoaxes and frauds, he soon branched out to dramatic biographies of unknow scientific pioneers, and produced an impressive list of best sellers including Microbe Hunters, Hunger Fighters, Men Against Death. Among the colorful and controversial men who helped him open this field were H.L. Mencken, Morris Fishbein, and Henry Wallace. But hismost unpredictable literary adventure was his collaboration with Sinclair Lewis on the novel Arrowsmith. The story of that little-known liaison - told here in full for the first time - sheds new light on Lewis as a man and as a writer. This is a bold and absorbing exploration of the human heart as well as an intimate view of the literary and scientific worlds of four decades.' .

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