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More Thunder from Mr. Ludwig
Löhrke, Eugene | September 17, 1930 issue

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The article discusses the book "Three Titans," by Emil Ludwig. Ludwig's title alone presupposes an heroic elevation for his perspective on lives of three whose accomplishment was considerable, but it still remains an open question whether biography written in haste is worth a too leisurely perusal. This is not to question the validity of Ludwig's work as a whole. He has "set up shop" on the past somewhat as a modern journalist sets up shop on the present and the result, occasionally shoddy, is seldom without its good points. He is often very informative. The fact that he is equally often tedious is due less to his preoccupation with facts and figures than to a certain tepidness in the spring-waters of his inspiration.

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THREE Titans (Book); LUDWIG, Emil; BIOGRAPHY; JOURNALISTS; INSPIRATION; CREATIVE ability
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