by Alex Dalenberg | May 1, 2014 | History, people
By Dale D. Dalenberg, M.D. April 30, 2014 Francesca and Paolo on the hell-wind, frontispiece to The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri, translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, volume I, The Davos Press (New York), 1909. In The Dalenberg Library of Antique Popular...
by Alex Dalenberg | Jan 6, 2014 | Books, Comics, History, Television
By Dale D. Dalenberg, M.D.January 5, 2014 An important centennial sneaked by un-noticed this October 28: the 100th anniversary of the publication of the first Krazy Kat comic strip by George Herriman. The character of Krazy Kat had first appeared in Herriman’s...
by Alex Dalenberg | Nov 25, 2013 | Books, History, people
W.E.B. DuBois, the leading African-American intellectual of his time, from Molesworth’s new biography of Countee Cullen. Both Countee Cullen and Langston Hughes were championed by DuBois, who was an influence to both poets. DuBois’ famous book, The Souls of Black...
by Alex Dalenberg | Sep 23, 2013 | Books, History, people
By Dale D. Dalenberg, M.D. September 22, 2013 Almost forgotten by the American reading public today, but still exerting far-ranging influence among fantasists, and a cornerstone author of the Dalenberg Library, we come to James Branch Cabell. Like most people, I used...
by Alex Dalenberg | Jul 1, 2013 | History
By Dale D. Dalenberg, MDJune 2, 2013 Tip Top Weekly was a popular five-cent story paper for boys published by the venerable Street & Smith, which was just beginning its run as the preeminent powerhouse of pulp magazine publishing when this dime novel came out...
by Alex Dalenberg | May 20, 2013 | History, News
A slice of Grover Cleveland’s wedding cake still survives, and it would likely demand a healthy price. Photo Credit: The Grover Cleveland Birthplace By Alex Dalenberg May 20, 2013 You’ve heard that you can’t have your cake and eat it too, but here...
