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TRUE
" 'Tis strange, but true; for truth is always strange -- stranger than fiction." -- Byron.
Marvelous and RARE vintage man's magazine, full of great stories from famous writers, cartoons, photographs, great illustrations, and vintage advertisements! -- Exclusive MORE MAGAZINES detailed content description, below! *
ISSUE DATE:
AUGUST, 1955; VOL. 35, No. 219
IN THIS ISSUE:-
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COVER: Special Section! Portfolio of Great American Locomotives. Cover Painting By Peter Helck.
BOOK-LENGTHER: Jacques LeBaudy and His Thorny Throne ... Charles Boswell and Lewis Thompson. Brilliant financier,
aeronaut and general rake, LeBaudy appointed himself an emperor of Africa, and even invaded Long Island with his
incredible private army. Full page color illustration by Warren Baumgertner.
TRUE ADVENTURE:
The Man Who Took Las Vegas (Louis Tabet) ... James Phelan.
Road to Glory ... A. E. Hotchner. Winners of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
IN THE NEWS:
King of the Sailplaners ... Tom Davis. (Richard Johnson)
Inside the Inside Straight ... James C. G. Coniff. Full page color illustration by Saul Tepper.
Spruce Up Your Vacation Wardrobe ... Fred W. Rolof.
SPORTS:The Pitcher Who Shouldn't Be ... Al Stump. [Pitcher BOB LEMON. Nice profile!]
PERSONALITY: Confessor to the Crooks ... Richard B. Gehman.
GENERAL: The Day the Earth Exploded ... Evan Hill. [Alaska's Mount Katmai, color photos!]
SCIENCE: How to Beat the Heat ... Ronald M. Deutsch.
AMERICANA: Swimming's Maddest Marathon ... William Upjohn. Full page color illustration by Bruce Baumberger. (1920's English Channel Swim)
PICTORIAL: A Portfolio of Great American Locomotives ... Clyde Carley. 'HUNTINGTON', 'Ten Wheeler', 'Mogul', 'Hudson', 'Pacific', 'Daylight', 'Texas', 'Union Pacific'. [Multiple pages of photos]
FACT MYSTERY: The Case of the Voices From the Grave ... Alan Hynd. Full page color illustration by Amos Sewell.
SHORT FEATURES: TRUEly Yours; The Editor Speaking; Strange But True; This Funny Life; Man to Man Answers; It
Happened in Sports; TRUE Goes Shopping.
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