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15 picks · 1967–1983

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II-THE EDGE OF THE FOREST
a reporter at large · July 4, 1983

REPORTER AT LARGE about the writer's continuing trip along the border between East and West Germany, ending near Czechoslovakia. He started in East …

I-THE EDGE OF THE FOREST
a reporter at large · June 27, 1983

REPORTER AT LARGE about a trip along that portion of the Iron Curtain that forms the border between East and West Germany. Writer's idea was to look as…

PROMENADE DES ANGLAIS
a reporter at large · July 12, 1982

REPORTER AT LARGE about a visit to Nice, France. Writer and his wife, Margot, spent their honeymoon there 20 years ago, arriving from England by train. …

How David Hockney Outgrew the London Art Scene
profiles · July 30, 1979

Anthony Bailey profiles the English figurative painter at work, in New York, on the sets and costumes for a production of the opera “The Magic Flute,” in Glyndebourne, England, during the years following the release of his biographical documentary “A Bigger Splash.”

MATTHEW AND MARIE
a reporter at large · May 8, 1978

REPORTER AT LARGE about problems faced by an engaged couple in Northern Ireland; she is Catholic and he is Protestant. Both work at a hospital in Belfast. …

MEMORIES OF A DAY'S WALK FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO MAINE
a reporter at large · November 21, 1977

A REPORTER AT LARGE about the writer's one day walk along the 18-mile New Hampshire coastline from Massachusetts to Maine. The writer had various …

The Elder Daughter—II
profiles · April 18, 1977

Part 2 of Anthony Bailey’s 1977 Profile looks at life inside and outside the Palace during the first twenty-five years of her reign.

The Elder Daughter—I
profiles · April 11, 1977

Part 1 of Anthony Bailey’s 1977 Profile looks at life inside and outside the Palace during the first twenty-five years of her reign.

II-THE VILLAGE
profiles · July 31, 1971

PROFILE of Stonington, Conn. Writer & his family have lived there since 1961, & have become a part of the community. Writer describes life in this small …

THE LITTLE ROOM - II
profiles · August 15, 1970

PROFILE of the Netherlands, the most densely populated nation of the Western world. As early as the 15th cent. Holland was predominantly urban. Since the …

THE LITTLE ROOM - I
profiles · August 8, 1970

PROFILE of the Netherlands. Dr. Arie Querido, professor of social medicine at the University of Amsterdam, says that two problems with Dutch housing …

Sailmaker
profiles · August 26, 1967

PROFILE of Frederick (Ted) Hood, a 40-year-old selftaught sailmaker, yacht designer, and yacht-racing enthusiast. His sails will power most of the Twelve …

THROUGH THE GREAT CITY,
profiles · August 5, 1967

PROFILE about a trip through the region known as the Northeast Corridor, or megalopolis, which extends 450 miles or more from north of Boston to south of …

II-THROUGH THE GREAT CITY
profiles · July 29, 1967

PROFILE of the Northeast Corridor, the area from Boston to Washington, which the writer traversed. The them of conservation runs all through his journey. …

I-THROUGH THE GREAT CITY.
profiles · July 22, 1967

PROFILE of the Northeast Corridor, the area from Boston to Washington, often called megalopolis. Writer decided to drive his Jeep the full length of …

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