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read moreBetween 1920 and 1927 Henry Ford's Dearborn Independent published weekly articles on "The International Jew: The World's Foremost Problem." This American hero of the Industrial Age also spent much energy and money on the translation and publication of the infamous forgery "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" as well as many other anti-Semitic tracts. In HENRY FORD AND THE JEWS, Neil Baldwin tells the story of anti-Semitism in the early 20th century through the biography of Henry Ford.
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William Carlos Williams - New Trade Paperback Edition and Downloadable Podcasts
A new trade paperback edition of this critically-acclaimed title has just been published by InPrint Editions/Black Classic Press in anticipation of William Carlos Williams' 125th birthday.
The richly-illustrated book (including vintage photographs from the Williams family archives) includes an illuminating new Preface by Neil Baldwin, as well as an Introduction by William Eric Williams, MD.
Neil talked about WCW for an hour with Keri Miller on her Minnesota Public Radio/MIDMORNING Show, August 14th. That evening, he gave a talk, read some favorite WCW poems, and answered questions at the Minneapolis Public Library.
Listen and/or download here http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/08/14/midmorning2/ and http://www.friendsofmpl.org/events_listen.html
Susan Stamberg writes in The New York Times Book Review that To All Gentleness is "...a deftly-written portrait. Neil Baldwin shows us a man who found joy in the noises of daily life, and who put poetry together 'with as much painstaking care as he took in the delivery of a new baby."
More information about: To All Gentleness: William Carlos Williams - The Doctor Poet
Check out this archive of all Neil's blogs at NJVoices.com HOT TOPICS feature, from Thomas Edison to Plaxico Burress
Posted July 27th, 2008The Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan and Its Meanings:
Europe 1947 - Iraq 2007
Half-a-century following the creation of this visionary remedy for post-WWII Europe, Neil Baldwin examines the practices of today’s global superpower and considers to what extent all modern wars -- and their imagined aftermaths -- are not alike. Neil will return to the Minneapolis Public Library this coming August 14th to talk about the life and work of William Carlos Williams.
Remembering (With a Smile) Wendy Wasserstein, 10/18/1950-1/30/2006
When I woke up this morning and glanced at the date on the front page of the newspaper, I realized with a start that my friend Wendy Wasserstein died two years ago.
Well...could I really call her a "friend?" She had so many people who were much closer to her than I was; but whenever I was with Wendy, she treated me as if I were the only other person in the world.
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The MSU history professor's final 'handout' on the last day of class
'What I learned in History 110'
I spent the semester teaching this class, and now I would like to tell you what I learned. This is not a complete list, just the main things I thought of this morning.
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