From Texas to Tinian and Tokyo Bay Eugene Marcus "[T]he ideal state of affairs

"[T]he ideal state of affairs

of those who cared for them (nurses and

political commentator Walter Lippmann worried that citizens increasingly held inaccurate and misinformed beliefs because of the way information was produced

New York City is a cluttered attic-a mess of valuables that cannot be ignored

Yeats and the paintings of August Strindberg

From Texas to Tinian and Tokyo Bay Eugene Marcus "[T]he ideal state of affairsThis is the story of J. R. Ritter (1902 1994), a civil engineer from Texas who became a U. S. Navy Seabee officer during World War II. For his memoir he preserved personal papers, letters, photos, and other items, many of which are reproduced in this book. His narrative is edited and annotated by his grandson, Jonathan Templin Ritter. The U. S. Naval Construction Battalions, known as the "Seabees," were formed in March 1942. Their duties were to build