S. H. Steinberg (1899–1969)

100 pages fell out of this book in one big clump, vanished into the papery chaos of my house, and did not resurface again. I feel ok about this. It was an educational read, but one which felt really, really educational - the book equivalent of lima beans. The most enjoyable parts came when the author let loose with some venomous comment about Soviet Russia or why we should even bother to teach the masses to read, as they'll waste their literacy on crappy books. Despite the bile, it gave a show more human touch to an otherwise monotonous read. show less

Doesn't mention how Bok helped persuade Americans to replace the parlor with the livingroom, or that he wrote a long-standing women's advice column, under a female pseudonym. Nothing about his work with illustrators, such as Maxfield Parrish, though that may be outside the purview of this title. Useful in that it gives you a sense of the moral climate of the time.

Another Trivial Pursuit winner

Latin really leads the eye!