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Anna Erskine Crouse

Anna Erskine Crouse

1916 - 2013
American
Anna Erskine Crouse is the daughter of the late John Erskine, distinguished author and educator. In the theatre she was production assistant to Josh... See more
Russel Crouse

Russel Crouse

1893 - 1966
American
Russel Crouse began as a newspaper man, then became a playwright. In collaboration with Howard Lindsay he has written many successful plays, includi... See more
Jo Spier

Jo Spier

1900 - 1978
Dutch
Jo Spier was born in Zutphen, Holland, and educated at the Royal Academy in Amsterdam and the Academie Cormon in Paris. Then he worked for the Amste... See more

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Resource Guide

Plumfield Moms Podcast
Podcast

Landmark Books: What They Are and Why They Matter
Released in 2022 by Plumfield Moms Podcast
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 52 min.
View on the Plumfield Moms Podcast site

Two-part episode hosted by Podcast Moms with guests Sandy Hall (Hall's Living Library), Jill Morgan (Purple House Press), and Tanya Arnold (Biblioguides) where they discuss the Landmark series, how they came to be and why they are worth adding to a home library.


Reviews

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Peter Stuyvesant of Old New York
Reviewed by Sherry Early
Peter Stuyvesant is the biography of a man, the Dutch governor of New Amsterdam, as well as the history of the founding and growth of a city, New York City. I learned about Mr. Stuyvesant’s famous wooden leg, the result of his having his leg blown off by a cannonball on St. Martin’s Island in the Caribbean.

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