First, why did Franklin never admit to writing the article. There are warm (and shrewd) appreciations of Edmund Wilson, Dawn Powell, Sinclair Lewis, and Mark Twain; polemical observations on the major figures and (as he sees it) deplorable developments in American politics, Bill Clinton, FDR, JFK, his cousin Al Gore, the CIA and the American empire, the global reach of media conglomerates, and the United States' disdain for the UN, as well as fascinating autobiographical vignettes. Examples are crude oil, cotton, rubber, grains, and metals and other minerals. Being of Chinese descent does not lend more weight to a review of this book. But, if you're a grandparent, that's half the fun, explaining new words and ideas to the young-uns.
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