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AFTER THE REVOLUTION
a reporter at large ·

REPORTER AT LARGE about Iran after the Islamic Revolution. The article is separated into 6 sections: "I--The Great War"; "II--"Salt Land"; "III--The …

THE RELIGION OF THE PAST I-JUST JUDGMENT
a reporter at large ·

REPORTER AT LARGE about the Old South. Writer visited Charleston and Columbia in South Carolina. In Charleston the historical area is like arriving in …

The Enigma of Arrival
fiction ·

Memoir by a Hindu Indian who was born and raised in Trinidad in the West Indies. He always thought he was a writer, but didn't have the appropiate …

THE CROCODILES OF YAMOUSSOUKRO
a reporter at large ·

REPORTER AT LARGE about the Ivory Coast, W. Africa, a former French colony, which is generally held to be a political & economic success. Since its …