{"title":"History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"general-joseph-warren-revere-the-gothic-saga-of-paul-reveres-grandson-by-william-r-chemerka","title":"GENERAL JOSEPH WARREN REVERE: THE GOTHIC SAGA OF PAUL REVERE'S GRANDSON (paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eBook of the Year, 2014, Honorable Mention, from the North Jersey Civil War Round Table!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eJoseph Warren Revere, a grandson of the legendary Paul Revere, served in the U.S. Navy; circumnavigated the globe; raised the first American flag in Sonoma, California during the Mexican War; battled pirates, sharks, and Indians; searched for gold; had a scandalous affair; joined the Union Army and received a court-martial for his actions at the Battle of Chancellorsville during the Civil War. And then he began the fight of his life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eWilliam R. Chemerka, an award-winning educator, author, History Channel commentator, and recipient of the North Jersey Civil War Round Table's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012, brings the untold story of Revere’s Gothic adventures to life in this detailed biography.          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eISBN \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" id=\"print_isbn\"\u003e9781593932411\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.civilwarnews.com\/reviews\/2013br\/oct\/revere-chemerka-bw101306.html\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eReview in the Civil War News\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSYNOPSIS \u0026amp;  CRITIQUE by LIBRARY WATCH's The Biography Shelf:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_quote\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSynopsis: Joseph Warren Revere was a grandson of the legendary Paul Revere. He served in the U.S. Navy; circumnavigated the globe; raised the first American flag in Sonoma, California during the Mexican War; battled pirates, sharks, and Indians; searched for gold; had a scandalous affair; joined the Union Army and received a court-martial for his actions at the Battle of Chancellorsville during the Civil War. And then he began the fight of his life.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWith the publication of \"General Joseph Warren Revere: The Gothic Saga of Paul Revere's Grandson\", William R. Chemerka, (who is an award-winning educator, author, History Channel commentator, and recipient of the North Jersey Civil War Round Table's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012), brings the untold story of Revere's Gothic adventures to life in this detailed biography.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCritique: Featuring occasional B\/W historical photos, three Appendices (Joseph Warren Revere and Family; Revere's Brigade within the Army of the Potomac's Order of Battle at Chancellorsville; Casualties in Revere's Brigade at the Battle of Chancellorsville), a ten page Bibliography, and a thirty page Index, \"General Joseph Warren Revere: The Gothic Saga of Paul Revere's Grandson\" is welcome contribution to the growing body of American Civil War Histories\/Biographies. While a especially recommended pick for community and college\/university library collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that \"General Joseph Warren Revere: The Gothic Saga of Paul Revere's Grandson is also readily available in a paperback edition (9798656521581 $30.00) and in a digital book format (Kindle, $7.90).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEditorial Note: There is an extensive list of books by William R. 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Chemerka, who wrote the original screenplay for producer-director Tony Malanowski’s The Battle of Bunker Hill docudrama, weaves an emotional tale of two families, two armies, and the birth of nation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32210096357410,"sku":"9781593932701","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/5789\/6251\/products\/BattleBunkerHillCover.jpg?v=1594806839"},{"product_id":"the-weirdest-movie-ever-made-the-patterson-gimlin-bigfoot-film-softcover-edition-by-phil-hall","title":"THE WEIRDEST MOVIE EVER MADE: THE PATTERSON-GIMLIN BIGFOOT FILM (SOFTCOVER EDITION) by Phil Hall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN  9781629333546\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn October 20, 1967, Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin emerged from a forest in Northern California with 59 seconds of grainy, shaky, silent 16mm film that supposedly offered documentary evidence of the Sasquatch, a creature of Native American folklore. Although neither Patterson nor Gimlin had any previous experience in filmmaking or zoology, they presented their remarkable footage as the first motion picture confirmation of the existence of the elusive Sasquatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, not everyone was convinced by the imagery on the Patterson-Gimlin Film. Additional doubt was generated by the strange story behind the film’s creation. Over the years, odd rumors emerged about the film, including the story of an Academy Award-winning make-up artist’s alleged role in assembling the creature seen on camera.\u003cbr\u003eFilm journalist Phil Hall traces the convoluted history of how Patterson and Gimlin supposedly wound up in the right place at the right time with their camera, and how they brought their weird little film into the scientific community and American popular culture. While the debate over the authenticity of the Patterson-Gimlin Film continues to percolate, few would question the effectiveness of how this piece of celluloid brought forth an unlikely sensation lovingly dubbed Bigfoot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhil Hall is the author of The History of Independent Cinema, The Greatest Bad Movies of All Time and In Search of Lost Films. His film writing has appeared in The New York Times, New York Daily News and Wired, and he is the host of the award-winning SoundCloud podcast “The Online Movie Show with Phil Hall.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WEIRDEST MOVIE EVER MADE: The Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot Film \u003c\/strong\u003eby Phil Hall \u003cstrong\u003e(BearManor Media; \u003ca href=\"www.bearmanormedia.com\"\u003ewww.bearmanormedia.com\u003c\/a\u003e; $14.95). \u003c\/strong\u003eOn October 20, 1967, Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin carved a unique niche in the public consciousness when they ventured into the California wilderness with a 16mm camera and emerged with 59 seconds of a large, hairy, upright creature- the first, honest-to-goodness footage of a Bigfoot! This 122-page softcover looks back at that nutty, highly-divisive episode in pop-culture filmmaking and its lasting aftermath, with author Phil Hall recounting the duo's original story, including all of its gaping holes and inconsistencies. No surprise, scholars of the time agreed that their film was a hoax, but publicity-whore Patterson found any way to make a buck and sold his story to the cheesy men's mag \u003cem\u003eArgosy\u003c\/em\u003e, with his shaky, grainy footage's impact continuing to grow over the decades. In addition to theories about its fraudulent nature and recent reevaluation thanks to digital technology, Hall pads out this slim volume with an overview of cryptozoology and history of the Sasquatch, Bigfoot-themed films, and critiques of the Patterson-Gimlin footage from various media experts. It's a fun and unjudgmental look at the public's need to believe, no matter how ridiculous it might seem to skeptics like myself. Over fifty years later, the debate rages on...\u003cbr\u003e-- Shock Cinema\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the world of cryptozoology, the 800-pound gorilla is the similar looking \"Bigfoot\". And of all the purported unseen creatures, only Bigfoot has any even plausible evidence: the 948 frame long \"Patterson\/Gimlin\" film. This book delves into the story but quickly comes up for breath. The arguments put forth here are plausible, but not so plausible as to convince a majority of those who don't really care.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBack in 1967, rumors abounded about a large ape-like figure in Northern California. Mr. Patterson and Mr. Gimlin took a 16 mm camera, two rolls of film, and their horses and went up county. They film trees and each other, and then as their film was nearly spent, a large apelike creature appeared, striding along and quickly looking at the men. It then went on its way into the woods apparently undisturbed by their presence.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIs the tape real? Or a clever fake? Are Patterson and Gimlin frauds or just lucky campers? This thorough and neutrally toned book examines all the data available, but never takes a stand much past: \"It might be.\" By page 52, the author reveals about all that can be known, short of additional footage or a corpse to dissect. The \"sighting,\" real or contrived as it may be, lead to a boom in Bigfoot cinema that we explore for a chapter or so, then we read a dozen or so opinions by other experts, all of which boil down to \"It MIGHT be, I WANT it to be, but the evidence is just too darn thin.\" Along the way the chapters are separated with single page \"Bigfoot Interludes\" that reveal interesting facts or historical points that don't fit into the main text. I confess I'm a septic, and this book didn't move me one way or the other, but I appreciated its neutral, matter of the fact tone, and that it collects most of what can be knowing one, nicely indexed and bibliographic place. Well-written and well-researched, it's a nice little look at the whole business of legendary creatures that just never seem to show up for dinner.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Manta Ray Pictures Bigfoot book review\" href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.mantaraypictures.com\/2022\/06\/20\/the-weirdest-movie-ever-made-the-patterson-gimlin-bigfoot-film-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.mantaraypictures.com\/2022\/06\/20\/the-weirdest-movie-ever-made-the-patterson-gimlin-bigfoot-film-review\/\"\u003eManta Ray Pictures Review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32070037405730,"sku":"9781629333546","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/5789\/6251\/products\/WeirdestMovieCover.jpg?v=1594806741"},{"product_id":"the-weirdest-movie-ever-made-the-patterson-gimlin-bigfoot-film-hardcover-edition-by-phil-hall","title":"THE WEIRDEST MOVIE EVER MADE: THE PATTERSON-GIMLIN BIGFOOT FILM (HARDCOVER EDITION) by Phil Hall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN  9781629333571\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn October 20, 1967, Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin emerged from a forest in Northern California with 59 seconds of grainy, shaky, silent 16mm film that supposedly offered documentary evidence of the Sasquatch, a creature of Native American folklore. Although neither Patterson nor Gimlin had any previous experience in filmmaking or zoology, they presented their remarkable footage as the first motion picture confirmation of the existence of the elusive Sasquatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, not everyone was convinced by the imagery on the Patterson-Gimlin Film. Additional doubt was generated by the strange story behind the film’s creation. Over the years, odd rumors emerged about the film, including the story of an Academy Award-winning make-up artist’s alleged role in assembling the creature seen on camera.\u003cbr\u003eFilm journalist Phil Hall traces the convoluted history of how Patterson and Gimlin supposedly wound up in the right place at the right time with their camera, and how they brought their weird little film into the scientific community and American popular culture. While the debate over the authenticity of the Patterson-Gimlin Film continues to percolate, few would question the effectiveness of how this piece of celluloid brought forth an unlikely sensation lovingly dubbed Bigfoot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhil Hall is the author of The History of Independent Cinema, The Greatest Bad Movies of All Time and In Search of Lost Films. His film writing has appeared in The New York Times, New York Daily News and Wired, and he is the host of the award-winning SoundCloud podcast “The Online Movie Show with Phil Hall.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WEIRDEST MOVIE EVER MADE: The Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot Film \u003c\/strong\u003eby Phil Hall \u003cstrong\u003e(BearManor Media; \u003ca href=\"www.bearmanormedia.com\"\u003ewww.bearmanormedia.com\u003c\/a\u003e; $14.95). \u003c\/strong\u003eOn October 20, 1967, Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin carved a unique niche in the public consciousness when they ventured into the California wilderness with a 16mm camera and emerged with 59 seconds of a large, hairy, upright creature- the first, honest-to-goodness footage of a Bigfoot! This 122-page softcover looks back at that nutty, highly-divisive episode in pop-culture filmmaking and its lasting aftermath, with author Phil Hall recounting the duo's original story, including all of its gaping holes and inconsistencies. No surprise, scholars of the time agreed that their film was a hoax, but publicity-whore Patterson found any way to make a buck and sold his story to the cheesy men's mag \u003cem\u003eArgosy\u003c\/em\u003e, with his shaky, grainy footage's impact continuing to grow over the decades. In addition to theories about its fraudulent nature and recent reevaluation thanks to digital technology, Hall pads out this slim volume with an overview of cryptozoology and history of the Sasquatch, Bigfoot-themed films, and critiques of the Patterson-Gimlin footage from various media experts. It's a fun and unjudgmental look at the public's need to believe, no matter how ridiculous it might seem to skeptics like myself. Over fifty years later, the debate rages on...\u003cbr\u003e-- Shock Cinema\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the world of cryptozoology, the 800-pound gorilla is the similar looking \"Bigfoot\". And of all the purported unseen creatures, only Bigfoot has any even plausible evidence: the 948 frame long \"Patterson\/Gimlin\" film. This book delves into the story but quickly comes up for breath. The arguments put forth here are plausible, but not so plausible as to convince a majority of those who don't really care.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBack in 1967, rumors abounded about a large ape-like figure in Northern California. Mr. Patterson and Mr. Gimlin took a 16 mm camera, two rolls of film, and their horses and went up county. They film trees and each other, and then as their film was nearly spent, a large apelike creature appeared, striding along and quickly looking at the men. It then went on its way into the woods apparently undisturbed by their presence.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIs the tape real? Or a clever fake? Are Patterson and Gimlin frauds or just lucky campers? This thorough and neutrally toned book examines all the data available, but never takes a stand much past: \"It might be.\" By page 52, the author reveals about all that can be known, short of additional footage or a corpse to dissect. The \"sighting,\" real or contrived as it may be, lead to a boom in Bigfoot cinema that we explore for a chapter or so, then we read a dozen or so opinions by other experts, all of which boil down to \"It MIGHT be, I WANT it to be, but the evidence is just too darn thin.\" Along the way the chapters are separated with single page \"Bigfoot Interludes\" that reveal interesting facts or historical points that don't fit into the main text. I confess I'm a septic, and this book didn't move me one way or the other, but I appreciated its neutral, matter of the fact tone, and that it collects most of what can be knowing one, nicely indexed and bibliographic place. 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Maggie McCormick’s three-volume I’ll See You Again: The Bittersweet Love Story and Wartime Letters of Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond (BearManor Media) is a major achievement. The work McCormick put into this is mind-blowing. I have read other MacDonald biographies and not one has come close to capturing her personality or chronicling her career. As for Gene Raymond, there’s been nothing substantial about him prior to this. Also, since others have concentrated on the team of MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, the relationship between Jeanette and Gene is fresh material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eVolume 1: The War—and Before traces the lives of Jeanette and Gene up to World War II. The author has the benefit of MacDonald’s unpublished autobiography, which fills in a lot of detail with a personal touch. Unlike previous accounts I’ve read, this one doesn’t present Jeanette as a tramp or suicidal. McCormick strikes a good balance in these pages showing that MacDonald was a warm-hearted, caring person but also human—not perfect, but not the “Iron Butterfly” as presented elsewhere. There is some diva-like behavior but it is not amplified as in other accounts. The way she and Raymond treated their fans and friends was wonderful, and it’s well documented here. Reading about how Raymond, after Jeanette’s death, cared for her sister Blossom was beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhen I was growing up, I watched a lot of Gene Raymond movies. He was a particular favorite of my mother’s and she especially loved his films with Ann Sothern. She often asked about him but I could never satisfactorily answer her questions. Years ago, when the book Sweethearts: The Timeless Love Affair—On Screen and Off—Between Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy unleashed some outlandish stories about him being violent and abusive to MacDonald, Mom steadfastly refused to believe them and I agreed with her. The Gene Raymond in these books is a sweet, engaging and funny guy (as evidenced in his letters in Volume 2: The Letters). Is he complicated, insecure and sometimes uncommunicative? Yes. Also, he was plagued by a mother who was hell on wheels. I was not prepared for the personality of his mother, who wrote MacDonald many letters ordering Jeanette to leave her son alone—years into the Raymonds’ marriage! Jeanette tried to be friendly with her mother-in-law, but it never worked and the mother was relentless. (Just a sample of his mother’s craziness: “You knew that to arouse his sex emotion was not enough; you must break down his love for his mother to hold him in that condition.”)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe marriage. Everyone wonders about Jeanette and Gene because of the book Sweethearts. It has been reported that Raymond was gay and his marriage to Jeanette was a sham—that she truly loved Nelson Eddy and allegedly had several miscarriages and stillborn babies from her “relationship” with Eddy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThese stories all emanate from one source, Sweethearts author Sharon Rich, who wrote salacious things about Jeanette, Nelson and Gene. She has even alleged that she has located the unmarked graves of some of the stillborn babies that Jeanette and Nelson supposedly had. (For cryin’ out loud!) Other authors let these dubious tales slide, but McCormick confronts them head-on. Throughout the books, the author’s impeccable research is such that she pretty much knows where, on such-and-such a date, Jeanette, Gene and Nelson are. This comes in handy when she tackles the Sharon Rich claims. Her takedown (in Volume 3: After the War) is detailed and conclusive. No one who reads McCormick’s comprehensive account will come away thinking the Raymonds’ marriage was anything but the real deal. The letters they exchanged back McCormick up, and even mention their love life. Yes, the two occasionally had problems, well-chronicled in the book, but so do all couples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eI get that there’s a fantasy element with Jeanette and Nelson fans because they WANT the two together and they were disappointed that they were not. I like that McCormick doesn’t dwell on Eddy, although he is regularly mentioned because he remained friends with both Jeanette and Gene and through the years, there were several announcements that the screen team would professionally reunite after their last picture, I Married an Angel (1942).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMcCormick also rebuts other questionable stories, for instance Jeanette’s interactions with Louis B. Mayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAs I mentioned earlier, the detail is impressive. We learn about every aspect of Gene and (especially) Jeanette’s personal likes and dislikes. At times it seemed too much but ultimately, I enjoy knowing all the minutiae because it added to the whole effect and I felt like I KNEW Jeanette and Gene—not as actors and singers but as real people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe rare photos are extraordinary. And for a couple who were supposedly unhappy (according to other reports), they sure looked as if they were having fun. A 1937 pic of the two sharing a laugh at a costume party is very sweet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAn expressive writer with a light, gentle touch, McCormick presents her facts in an even tone. Even when refuting the Sharon Rich stories, she does so without nastiness or sarcasm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eVolume 1: The War—and Before ($29.95 softcover; $39.95 hardcover); Volume 2: The Letters ($39.95 softcover; $49.95 hardcover); Volume 3: After the War ($29.95 softcover; $39.95 hardcover). If you get all three at once (which I recommend), the price is $92 for softcover; $113 hardcover).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.columbusmovingpictureshow.com\/podcast-1\/episode\/23393677\/maggie-mccormick\" title=\"New podcast with the author\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to the new podcast\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32070048743458,"sku":"9781629334363","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/5789\/6251\/products\/IllSeeYouAgainVol1.jpg?v=1594806431"},{"product_id":"ill-see-you-again-the-bittersweet-love-story-and-wartime-letters-of-jeanette-macdonald-and-gene-raymond-vol-2-softcover-edition-by-maggie-mccormick","title":"I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN: THE BITTERSWEET LOVE STORY AND WARTIME LETTERS OF JEANETTE MACDONALD AND GENE RAYMOND, VOL. 2 (SOFTCOVER EDITION) by Maggie McCormick","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN  9781629334486\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBest book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClassic Images\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eVolume 1: The War—and Before\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etraces the lives of Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond, from their modest beginnings through their meeting, marriage, and their activities during World War II.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIt shows how they each worked hard to gain worldwide fame, found love, and created an idyllic home together, despite interference from Gene’s mother.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAlways patriotic, both Raymonds gave their all during World War II, both overseas and on the home front, but to the detriment of their marriage and careers.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe picture on the cover was from the Raymonds’ last photo shoot before Gene was sent overseas in 1942.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIt was taken on the outdoor steps at their home, Twin Gables.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe book includes photos from Jeanette and Gene’s collection and utilizes personal letters, private documents, and various drafts of Jeanette’s unpublished autobiography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eApril 2020 CLASSIC IMAGES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBook Points by Laura Wagner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt doesn’t happen often that I am in awe of someone’s research and approach. Maggie McCormick’s three-volume I’ll See You Again: The Bittersweet Love Story and Wartime Letters of Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond (BearManor Media) is a major achievement. The work McCormick put into this is mind-blowing. I have read other MacDonald biographies and not one has come close to capturing her personality or chronicling her career. As for Gene Raymond, there’s been nothing substantial about him prior to this. Also, since others have concentrated on the team of MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, the relationship between Jeanette and Gene is fresh material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eVolume 1: The War—and Before traces the lives of Jeanette and Gene up to World War II. The author has the benefit of MacDonald’s unpublished autobiography, which fills in a lot of detail with a personal touch. Unlike previous accounts I’ve read, this one doesn’t present Jeanette as a tramp or suicidal. McCormick strikes a good balance in these pages showing that MacDonald was a warm-hearted, caring person but also human—not perfect, but not the “Iron Butterfly” as presented elsewhere. There is some diva-like behavior but it is not amplified as in other accounts. The way she and Raymond treated their fans and friends was wonderful, and it’s well documented here. Reading about how Raymond, after Jeanette’s death, cared for her sister Blossom was beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhen I was growing up, I watched a lot of Gene Raymond movies. He was a particular favorite of my mother’s and she especially loved his films with Ann Sothern. She often asked about him but I could never satisfactorily answer her questions. Years ago, when the book Sweethearts: The Timeless Love Affair—On Screen and Off—Between Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy unleashed some outlandish stories about him being violent and abusive to MacDonald, Mom steadfastly refused to believe them and I agreed with her. The Gene Raymond in these books is a sweet, engaging and funny guy (as evidenced in his letters in Volume 2: The Letters). Is he complicated, insecure and sometimes uncommunicative? Yes. Also, he was plagued by a mother who was hell on wheels. I was not prepared for the personality of his mother, who wrote MacDonald many letters ordering Jeanette to leave her son alone—years into the Raymonds’ marriage! Jeanette tried to be friendly with her mother-in-law, but it never worked and the mother was relentless. (Just a sample of his mother’s craziness: “You knew that to arouse his sex emotion was not enough; you must break down his love for his mother to hold him in that condition.”)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe marriage. Everyone wonders about Jeanette and Gene because of the book Sweethearts. It has been reported that Raymond was gay and his marriage to Jeanette was a sham—that she truly loved Nelson Eddy and allegedly had several miscarriages and stillborn babies from her “relationship” with Eddy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThese stories all emanate from one source, Sweethearts author Sharon Rich, who wrote salacious things about Jeanette, Nelson and Gene. She has even alleged that she has located the unmarked graves of some of the stillborn babies that Jeanette and Nelson supposedly had. (For cryin’ out loud!) Other authors let these dubious tales slide, but McCormick confronts them head-on. Throughout the books, the author’s impeccable research is such that she pretty much knows where, on such-and-such a date, Jeanette, Gene and Nelson are. This comes in handy when she tackles the Sharon Rich claims. Her takedown (in Volume 3: After the War) is detailed and conclusive. No one who reads McCormick’s comprehensive account will come away thinking the Raymonds’ marriage was anything but the real deal. The letters they exchanged back McCormick up, and even mention their love life. Yes, the two occasionally had problems, well-chronicled in the book, but so do all couples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eI get that there’s a fantasy element with Jeanette and Nelson fans because they WANT the two together and they were disappointed that they were not. I like that McCormick doesn’t dwell on Eddy, although he is regularly mentioned because he remained friends with both Jeanette and Gene and through the years, there were several announcements that the screen team would professionally reunite after their last picture, I Married an Angel (1942).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMcCormick also rebuts other questionable stories, for instance Jeanette’s interactions with Louis B. Mayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAs I mentioned earlier, the detail is impressive. We learn about every aspect of Gene and (especially) Jeanette’s personal likes and dislikes. At times it seemed too much but ultimately, I enjoy knowing all the minutiae because it added to the whole effect and I felt like I KNEW Jeanette and Gene—not as actors and singers but as real people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe rare photos are extraordinary. And for a couple who were supposedly unhappy (according to other reports), they sure looked as if they were having fun. A 1937 pic of the two sharing a laugh at a costume party is very sweet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAn expressive writer with a light, gentle touch, McCormick presents her facts in an even tone. Even when refuting the Sharon Rich stories, she does so without nastiness or sarcasm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eVolume 1: The War—and Before ($29.95 softcover; $39.95 hardcover); Volume 2: The Letters ($39.95 softcover; $49.95 hardcover); Volume 3: After the War ($29.95 softcover; $39.95 hardcover). If you get all three at once (which I recommend), the price is $92 for softcover; $113 hardcover).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.columbusmovingpictureshow.com\/podcast-1\/episode\/23393677\/maggie-mccormick\" title=\"New podcast with the author\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to the new podcast\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\u003c!--\n\/* Font Definitions *\/\n @font-face\n\t{font-family:\"Cambria Math\";\n\tpanose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:roman;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Calibri;\n\tpanose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:swiss;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073732485 9 0 511 0;}\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\n p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{mso-style-unhide:no;\n\tmso-style-qformat:yes;\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmargin:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-language:EN-US;}\n.MsoChpDefault\n\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\n\tmso-default-props:yes;\n\tfont-size:10.0pt;\n\tmso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;\n\tmso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;}\n@page WordSection1\n\t{size:8.5in 11.0in;\n\tmargin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;\n\tmso-header-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-footer-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-paper-source:0;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n\t{page:WordSection1;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32070049005602,"sku":"9781629334486","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/5789\/6251\/products\/IllSeeYouAgainVol2.jpg?v=1594806431"},{"product_id":"ill-see-you-again-the-bittersweet-love-story-and-wartime-letters-of-jeanette-macdonald-and-gene-raymond-vol-3-softcover-edition-by-maggie-mccormick","title":"I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN: THE BITTERSWEET LOVE STORY AND WARTIME LETTERS OF JEANETTE MACDONALD AND GENE RAYMOND, VOL. 3 (SOFTCOVER EDITION) by Maggie McCormick","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN  9781629334509\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBest book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClassic Images\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eVolume 1: The War—and Before\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etraces the lives of Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond, from their modest beginnings through their meeting, marriage, and their activities during World War II.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIt shows how they each worked hard to gain worldwide fame, found love, and created an idyllic home together, despite interference from Gene’s mother.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAlways patriotic, both Raymonds gave their all during World War II, both overseas and on the home front, but to the detriment of their marriage and careers.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe picture on the cover was from the Raymonds’ last photo shoot before Gene was sent overseas in 1942.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIt was taken on the outdoor steps at their home, Twin Gables.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe book includes photos from Jeanette and Gene’s collection and utilizes personal letters, private documents, and various drafts of Jeanette’s unpublished autobiography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eApril 2020 CLASSIC IMAGES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBook Points by Laura Wagner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt doesn’t happen often that I am in awe of someone’s research and approach. Maggie McCormick’s three-volume I’ll See You Again: The Bittersweet Love Story and Wartime Letters of Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond (BearManor Media) is a major achievement. The work McCormick put into this is mind-blowing. I have read other MacDonald biographies and not one has come close to capturing her personality or chronicling her career. As for Gene Raymond, there’s been nothing substantial about him prior to this. Also, since others have concentrated on the team of MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, the relationship between Jeanette and Gene is fresh material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eVolume 1: The War—and Before traces the lives of Jeanette and Gene up to World War II. The author has the benefit of MacDonald’s unpublished autobiography, which fills in a lot of detail with a personal touch. Unlike previous accounts I’ve read, this one doesn’t present Jeanette as a tramp or suicidal. McCormick strikes a good balance in these pages showing that MacDonald was a warm-hearted, caring person but also human—not perfect, but not the “Iron Butterfly” as presented elsewhere. There is some diva-like behavior but it is not amplified as in other accounts. The way she and Raymond treated their fans and friends was wonderful, and it’s well documented here. Reading about how Raymond, after Jeanette’s death, cared for her sister Blossom was beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhen I was growing up, I watched a lot of Gene Raymond movies. He was a particular favorite of my mother’s and she especially loved his films with Ann Sothern. She often asked about him but I could never satisfactorily answer her questions. Years ago, when the book Sweethearts: The Timeless Love Affair—On Screen and Off—Between Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy unleashed some outlandish stories about him being violent and abusive to MacDonald, Mom steadfastly refused to believe them and I agreed with her. The Gene Raymond in these books is a sweet, engaging and funny guy (as evidenced in his letters in Volume 2: The Letters). Is he complicated, insecure and sometimes uncommunicative? Yes. Also, he was plagued by a mother who was hell on wheels. I was not prepared for the personality of his mother, who wrote MacDonald many letters ordering Jeanette to leave her son alone—years into the Raymonds’ marriage! Jeanette tried to be friendly with her mother-in-law, but it never worked and the mother was relentless. (Just a sample of his mother’s craziness: “You knew that to arouse his sex emotion was not enough; you must break down his love for his mother to hold him in that condition.”)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe marriage. Everyone wonders about Jeanette and Gene because of the book Sweethearts. It has been reported that Raymond was gay and his marriage to Jeanette was a sham—that she truly loved Nelson Eddy and allegedly had several miscarriages and stillborn babies from her “relationship” with Eddy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThese stories all emanate from one source, Sweethearts author Sharon Rich, who wrote salacious things about Jeanette, Nelson and Gene. She has even alleged that she has located the unmarked graves of some of the stillborn babies that Jeanette and Nelson supposedly had. (For cryin’ out loud!) Other authors let these dubious tales slide, but McCormick confronts them head-on. Throughout the books, the author’s impeccable research is such that she pretty much knows where, on such-and-such a date, Jeanette, Gene and Nelson are. This comes in handy when she tackles the Sharon Rich claims. Her takedown (in Volume 3: After the War) is detailed and conclusive. No one who reads McCormick’s comprehensive account will come away thinking the Raymonds’ marriage was anything but the real deal. The letters they exchanged back McCormick up, and even mention their love life. Yes, the two occasionally had problems, well-chronicled in the book, but so do all couples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eI get that there’s a fantasy element with Jeanette and Nelson fans because they WANT the two together and they were disappointed that they were not. I like that McCormick doesn’t dwell on Eddy, although he is regularly mentioned because he remained friends with both Jeanette and Gene and through the years, there were several announcements that the screen team would professionally reunite after their last picture, I Married an Angel (1942).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMcCormick also rebuts other questionable stories, for instance Jeanette’s interactions with Louis B. Mayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAs I mentioned earlier, the detail is impressive. We learn about every aspect of Gene and (especially) Jeanette’s personal likes and dislikes. At times it seemed too much but ultimately, I enjoy knowing all the minutiae because it added to the whole effect and I felt like I KNEW Jeanette and Gene—not as actors and singers but as real people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe rare photos are extraordinary. And for a couple who were supposedly unhappy (according to other reports), they sure looked as if they were having fun. A 1937 pic of the two sharing a laugh at a costume party is very sweet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAn expressive writer with a light, gentle touch, McCormick presents her facts in an even tone. 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A tapestry of film history, reconstruction, and personal reflection, \u003ci\u003eAren’t You Gonna Die Someday?\u003c\/i\u003e is an unexpected look at a wholly unique American film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\u003c!--\n\/* Font Definitions *\/\n @font-face\n\t{font-family:\"Cambria Math\";\n\tpanose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:roman;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536869121 1107305727 33554432 0 415 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Calibri;\n\tpanose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:swiss;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073697537 9 0 511 0;}\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\n p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{mso-style-unhide:no;\n\tmso-style-qformat:yes;\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmargin:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}\n.MsoChpDefault\n\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\n\tmso-default-props:yes;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}\n@page WordSection1\n\t{size:8.5in 11.0in;\n\tmargin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;\n\tmso-header-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-footer-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-paper-source:0;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n\t{page:WordSection1;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“Patrick Cooper's \u003ci\u003eAren't You Gonna Die Someday? \u003c\/i\u003eis a big-hearted and personal look at Elaine May’s Mikey and Nicky, my all-time favorite film, a tender and neurotic masterpiece. 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Revel in Cooper’s detailed investigation of the greatest film by one of our most neglected masters.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e—William Boyle, author of \u003c\/i\u003eGravesend, The Lonely Witness, \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself\u003ci\u003e  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32070050906146,"sku":"9781629334660","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/5789\/6251\/products\/Frontcover.jpg?v=1611539374"},{"product_id":"ill-see-you-again-the-bittersweet-love-story-and-wartime-letters-of-jeanette-macdonald-and-gene-raymond-vol-1-hardcover-edition-by-maggie-mccormick","title":"I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN: THE BITTERSWEET LOVE STORY AND WARTIME LETTERS OF JEANETTE MACDONALD AND GENE RAYMOND, VOL. 1 (HARDCOVER EDITION) by Maggie McCormick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN  9781629334370\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\u003c!--\n\/* Font Definitions *\/\n @font-face\n\t{font-family:\"Cambria Math\";\n\tpanose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:roman;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Calibri;\n\tpanose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:swiss;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073732485 9 0 511 0;}\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\n p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{mso-style-unhide:no;\n\tmso-style-qformat:yes;\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmargin:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-language:EN-US;}\n.MsoChpDefault\n\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\n\tmso-default-props:yes;\n\tfont-size:10.0pt;\n\tmso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;\n\tmso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;}\n@page WordSection1\n\t{size:8.5in 11.0in;\n\tmargin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;\n\tmso-header-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-footer-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-paper-source:0;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n\t{page:WordSection1;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eBest book of the Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eClassic Images\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eVolume 1: The War—and Before\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e traces the lives of Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond, from their modest beginnings through their meeting, marriage, and their activities during World War II.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt shows how they each worked hard to gain worldwide fame, found love, and created an idyllic home together, despite interference from Gene’s mother.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAlways patriotic, both Raymonds gave their all during World War II, both overseas and on the home front, but to the detriment of their marriage and careers.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe picture on the cover was from the Raymonds’ last photo shoot before Gene was sent overseas in 1942.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt was taken on the outdoor steps at their home, Twin Gables.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe book includes photos from Jeanette and Gene’s collection and utilizes personal letters, private documents, and various drafts of Jeanette’s unpublished autobiography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApril 2020 CLASSIC IMAGES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Points by Laura Wagner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt doesn’t happen often that I am in awe of someone’s research and approach. Maggie McCormick’s three-volume I’ll See You Again: The Bittersweet Love Story and Wartime Letters of Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond (BearManor Media) is a major achievement. The work McCormick put into this is mind-blowing. I have read other MacDonald biographies and not one has come close to capturing her personality or chronicling her career. As for Gene Raymond, there’s been nothing substantial about him prior to this. Also, since others have concentrated on the team of MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, the relationship between Jeanette and Gene is fresh material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 1: The War—and Before traces the lives of Jeanette and Gene up to World War II. The author has the benefit of MacDonald’s unpublished autobiography, which fills in a lot of detail with a personal touch. Unlike previous accounts I’ve read, this one doesn’t present Jeanette as a tramp or suicidal. McCormick strikes a good balance in these pages showing that MacDonald was a warm-hearted, caring person but also human—not perfect, but not the “Iron Butterfly” as presented elsewhere. There is some diva-like behavior but it is not amplified as in other accounts. The way she and Raymond treated their fans and friends was wonderful, and it’s well documented here. Reading about how Raymond, after Jeanette’s death, cared for her sister Blossom was beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen I was growing up, I watched a lot of Gene Raymond movies. He was a particular favorite of my mother’s and she especially loved his films with Ann Sothern. She often asked about him but I could never satisfactorily answer her questions. Years ago, when the book Sweethearts: The Timeless Love Affair—On Screen and Off—Between Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy unleashed some outlandish stories about him being violent and abusive to MacDonald, Mom steadfastly refused to believe them and I agreed with her. The Gene Raymond in these books is a sweet, engaging and funny guy (as evidenced in his letters in Volume 2: The Letters). Is he complicated, insecure and sometimes uncommunicative? Yes. Also, he was plagued by a mother who was hell on wheels. I was not prepared for the personality of his mother, who wrote MacDonald many letters ordering Jeanette to leave her son alone—years into the Raymonds’ marriage! Jeanette tried to be friendly with her mother-in-law, but it never worked and the mother was relentless. (Just a sample of his mother’s craziness: “You knew that to arouse his sex emotion was not enough; you must break down his love for his mother to hold him in that condition.”)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe marriage. Everyone wonders about Jeanette and Gene because of the book Sweethearts. It has been reported that Raymond was gay and his marriage to Jeanette was a sham—that she truly loved Nelson Eddy and allegedly had several miscarriages and stillborn babies from her “relationship” with Eddy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese stories all emanate from one source, Sweethearts author Sharon Rich, who wrote salacious things about Jeanette, Nelson and Gene. She has even alleged that she has located the unmarked graves of some of the stillborn babies that Jeanette and Nelson supposedly had. (For cryin’ out loud!) Other authors let these dubious tales slide, but McCormick confronts them head-on. Throughout the books, the author’s impeccable research is such that she pretty much knows where, on such-and-such a date, Jeanette, Gene and Nelson are. This comes in handy when she tackles the Sharon Rich claims. Her takedown (in Volume 3: After the War) is detailed and conclusive. No one who reads McCormick’s comprehensive account will come away thinking the Raymonds’ marriage was anything but the real deal. The letters they exchanged back McCormick up, and even mention their love life. Yes, the two occasionally had problems, well-chronicled in the book, but so do all couples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI get that there’s a fantasy element with Jeanette and Nelson fans because they WANT the two together and they were disappointed that they were not. I like that McCormick doesn’t dwell on Eddy, although he is regularly mentioned because he remained friends with both Jeanette and Gene and through the years, there were several announcements that the screen team would professionally reunite after their last picture, I Married an Angel (1942).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMcCormick also rebuts other questionable stories, for instance Jeanette’s interactions with Louis B. Mayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs I mentioned earlier, the detail is impressive. We learn about every aspect of Gene and (especially) Jeanette’s personal likes and dislikes. At times it seemed too much but ultimately, I enjoy knowing all the minutiae because it added to the whole effect and I felt like I KNEW Jeanette and Gene—not as actors and singers but as real people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rare photos are extraordinary. And for a couple who were supposedly unhappy (according to other reports), they sure looked as if they were having fun. A 1937 pic of the two sharing a laugh at a costume party is very sweet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn expressive writer with a light, gentle touch, McCormick presents her facts in an even tone. Even when refuting the Sharon Rich stories, she does so without nastiness or sarcasm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 1: The War—and Before ($29.95 softcover; $39.95 hardcover); Volume 2: The Letters ($39.95 softcover; $49.95 hardcover); Volume 3: After the War ($29.95 softcover; $39.95 hardcover). If you get all three at once (which I recommend), the price is $92 for softcover; $113 hardcover).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"New podcast with the author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.columbusmovingpictureshow.com\/podcast-1\/episode\/23393677\/maggie-mccormick\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to the new podcast\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32070052970530,"sku":"9781629334370","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/5789\/6251\/products\/IllSeeYouAgainVol1_2312db43-73f4-48cd-9ce3-fba7cf845ed5.jpg?v=1594806434"},{"product_id":"ill-see-you-again-the-bittersweet-love-story-and-wartime-letters-of-jeanette-macdonald-and-gene-raymond-vol-2-hardcover-edition-by-maggie-mccormick","title":"I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN: THE BITTERSWEET LOVE STORY AND WARTIME LETTERS OF JEANETTE MACDONALD AND GENE RAYMOND, VOL. 2 (HARDCOVER EDITION) by Maggie McCormick","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN  9781629334493\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBest book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClassic Images\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eVolume 1: The War—and Before\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etraces the lives of Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond, from their modest beginnings through their meeting, marriage, and their activities during World War II.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIt shows how they each worked hard to gain worldwide fame, found love, and created an idyllic home together, despite interference from Gene’s mother.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAlways patriotic, both Raymonds gave their all during World War II, both overseas and on the home front, but to the detriment of their marriage and careers.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe picture on the cover was from the Raymonds’ last photo shoot before Gene was sent overseas in 1942.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIt was taken on the outdoor steps at their home, Twin Gables.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe book includes photos from Jeanette and Gene’s collection and utilizes personal letters, private documents, and various drafts of Jeanette’s unpublished autobiography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eApril 2020 CLASSIC IMAGES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBook Points by Laura Wagner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt doesn’t happen often that I am in awe of someone’s research and approach. Maggie McCormick’s three-volume I’ll See You Again: The Bittersweet Love Story and Wartime Letters of Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond (BearManor Media) is a major achievement. The work McCormick put into this is mind-blowing. I have read other MacDonald biographies and not one has come close to capturing her personality or chronicling her career. As for Gene Raymond, there’s been nothing substantial about him prior to this. Also, since others have concentrated on the team of MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, the relationship between Jeanette and Gene is fresh material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eVolume 1: The War—and Before traces the lives of Jeanette and Gene up to World War II. The author has the benefit of MacDonald’s unpublished autobiography, which fills in a lot of detail with a personal touch. Unlike previous accounts I’ve read, this one doesn’t present Jeanette as a tramp or suicidal. McCormick strikes a good balance in these pages showing that MacDonald was a warm-hearted, caring person but also human—not perfect, but not the “Iron Butterfly” as presented elsewhere. There is some diva-like behavior but it is not amplified as in other accounts. The way she and Raymond treated their fans and friends was wonderful, and it’s well documented here. Reading about how Raymond, after Jeanette’s death, cared for her sister Blossom was beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhen I was growing up, I watched a lot of Gene Raymond movies. He was a particular favorite of my mother’s and she especially loved his films with Ann Sothern. She often asked about him but I could never satisfactorily answer her questions. Years ago, when the book Sweethearts: The Timeless Love Affair—On Screen and Off—Between Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy unleashed some outlandish stories about him being violent and abusive to MacDonald, Mom steadfastly refused to believe them and I agreed with her. The Gene Raymond in these books is a sweet, engaging and funny guy (as evidenced in his letters in Volume 2: The Letters). Is he complicated, insecure and sometimes uncommunicative? Yes. Also, he was plagued by a mother who was hell on wheels. I was not prepared for the personality of his mother, who wrote MacDonald many letters ordering Jeanette to leave her son alone—years into the Raymonds’ marriage! Jeanette tried to be friendly with her mother-in-law, but it never worked and the mother was relentless. (Just a sample of his mother’s craziness: “You knew that to arouse his sex emotion was not enough; you must break down his love for his mother to hold him in that condition.”)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe marriage. Everyone wonders about Jeanette and Gene because of the book Sweethearts. It has been reported that Raymond was gay and his marriage to Jeanette was a sham—that she truly loved Nelson Eddy and allegedly had several miscarriages and stillborn babies from her “relationship” with Eddy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThese stories all emanate from one source, Sweethearts author Sharon Rich, who wrote salacious things about Jeanette, Nelson and Gene. She has even alleged that she has located the unmarked graves of some of the stillborn babies that Jeanette and Nelson supposedly had. (For cryin’ out loud!) Other authors let these dubious tales slide, but McCormick confronts them head-on. Throughout the books, the author’s impeccable research is such that she pretty much knows where, on such-and-such a date, Jeanette, Gene and Nelson are. This comes in handy when she tackles the Sharon Rich claims. Her takedown (in Volume 3: After the War) is detailed and conclusive. No one who reads McCormick’s comprehensive account will come away thinking the Raymonds’ marriage was anything but the real deal. The letters they exchanged back McCormick up, and even mention their love life. Yes, the two occasionally had problems, well-chronicled in the book, but so do all couples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eI get that there’s a fantasy element with Jeanette and Nelson fans because they WANT the two together and they were disappointed that they were not. I like that McCormick doesn’t dwell on Eddy, although he is regularly mentioned because he remained friends with both Jeanette and Gene and through the years, there were several announcements that the screen team would professionally reunite after their last picture, I Married an Angel (1942).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMcCormick also rebuts other questionable stories, for instance Jeanette’s interactions with Louis B. Mayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAs I mentioned earlier, the detail is impressive. We learn about every aspect of Gene and (especially) Jeanette’s personal likes and dislikes. At times it seemed too much but ultimately, I enjoy knowing all the minutiae because it added to the whole effect and I felt like I KNEW Jeanette and Gene—not as actors and singers but as real people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe rare photos are extraordinary. And for a couple who were supposedly unhappy (according to other reports), they sure looked as if they were having fun. A 1937 pic of the two sharing a laugh at a costume party is very sweet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAn expressive writer with a light, gentle touch, McCormick presents her facts in an even tone. Even when refuting the Sharon Rich stories, she does so without nastiness or sarcasm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eVolume 1: The War—and Before ($29.95 softcover; $39.95 hardcover); Volume 2: The Letters ($39.95 softcover; $49.95 hardcover); Volume 3: After the War ($29.95 softcover; $39.95 hardcover). If you get all three at once (which I recommend), the price is $92 for softcover; $113 hardcover).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.columbusmovingpictureshow.com\/podcast-1\/episode\/23393677\/maggie-mccormick\" title=\"New podcast with the author\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to the new podcast\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\u003c!--\n\/* Font Definitions *\/\n @font-face\n\t{font-family:\"Cambria Math\";\n\tpanose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:roman;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Calibri;\n\tpanose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:swiss;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073732485 9 0 511 0;}\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\n p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{mso-style-unhide:no;\n\tmso-style-qformat:yes;\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmargin:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-language:EN-US;}\n.MsoChpDefault\n\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\n\tmso-default-props:yes;\n\tfont-size:10.0pt;\n\tmso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;\n\tmso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;}\n@page WordSection1\n\t{size:8.5in 11.0in;\n\tmargin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;\n\tmso-header-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-footer-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-paper-source:0;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n\t{page:WordSection1;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32070053003298,"sku":"9781629334493","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/5789\/6251\/products\/IllSeeYouAgainVol2_306064f4-d442-486a-ac59-37816b982d69.jpg?v=1594806435"},{"product_id":"ill-see-you-again-the-bittersweet-love-story-and-wartime-letters-of-jeanette-macdonald-and-gene-raymond-vol-3-hardcover-edition-by-maggie-mccormick","title":"I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN: THE BITTERSWEET LOVE STORY AND WARTIME LETTERS OF JEANETTE MACDONALD AND GENE RAYMOND, VOL. 3 (HARDCOVER EDITION) by Maggie McCormick","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN  9781629334516\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBest book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClassic Images\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eVolume 1: The War—and Before\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etraces the lives of Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond, from their modest beginnings through their meeting, marriage, and their activities during World War II.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIt shows how they each worked hard to gain worldwide fame, found love, and created an idyllic home together, despite interference from Gene’s mother.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAlways patriotic, both Raymonds gave their all during World War II, both overseas and on the home front, but to the detriment of their marriage and careers.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe picture on the cover was from the Raymonds’ last photo shoot before Gene was sent overseas in 1942.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIt was taken on the outdoor steps at their home, Twin Gables.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe book includes photos from Jeanette and Gene’s collection and utilizes personal letters, private documents, and various drafts of Jeanette’s unpublished autobiography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eApril 2020 CLASSIC IMAGES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBook Points by Laura Wagner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt doesn’t happen often that I am in awe of someone’s research and approach. Maggie McCormick’s three-volume I’ll See You Again: The Bittersweet Love Story and Wartime Letters of Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond (BearManor Media) is a major achievement. The work McCormick put into this is mind-blowing. I have read other MacDonald biographies and not one has come close to capturing her personality or chronicling her career. As for Gene Raymond, there’s been nothing substantial about him prior to this. Also, since others have concentrated on the team of MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, the relationship between Jeanette and Gene is fresh material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eVolume 1: The War—and Before traces the lives of Jeanette and Gene up to World War II. The author has the benefit of MacDonald’s unpublished autobiography, which fills in a lot of detail with a personal touch. Unlike previous accounts I’ve read, this one doesn’t present Jeanette as a tramp or suicidal. McCormick strikes a good balance in these pages showing that MacDonald was a warm-hearted, caring person but also human—not perfect, but not the “Iron Butterfly” as presented elsewhere. There is some diva-like behavior but it is not amplified as in other accounts. The way she and Raymond treated their fans and friends was wonderful, and it’s well documented here. Reading about how Raymond, after Jeanette’s death, cared for her sister Blossom was beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhen I was growing up, I watched a lot of Gene Raymond movies. He was a particular favorite of my mother’s and she especially loved his films with Ann Sothern. She often asked about him but I could never satisfactorily answer her questions. Years ago, when the book Sweethearts: The Timeless Love Affair—On Screen and Off—Between Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy unleashed some outlandish stories about him being violent and abusive to MacDonald, Mom steadfastly refused to believe them and I agreed with her. The Gene Raymond in these books is a sweet, engaging and funny guy (as evidenced in his letters in Volume 2: The Letters). Is he complicated, insecure and sometimes uncommunicative? Yes. Also, he was plagued by a mother who was hell on wheels. I was not prepared for the personality of his mother, who wrote MacDonald many letters ordering Jeanette to leave her son alone—years into the Raymonds’ marriage! Jeanette tried to be friendly with her mother-in-law, but it never worked and the mother was relentless. (Just a sample of his mother’s craziness: “You knew that to arouse his sex emotion was not enough; you must break down his love for his mother to hold him in that condition.”)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe marriage. Everyone wonders about Jeanette and Gene because of the book Sweethearts. It has been reported that Raymond was gay and his marriage to Jeanette was a sham—that she truly loved Nelson Eddy and allegedly had several miscarriages and stillborn babies from her “relationship” with Eddy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThese stories all emanate from one source, Sweethearts author Sharon Rich, who wrote salacious things about Jeanette, Nelson and Gene. She has even alleged that she has located the unmarked graves of some of the stillborn babies that Jeanette and Nelson supposedly had. (For cryin’ out loud!) Other authors let these dubious tales slide, but McCormick confronts them head-on. Throughout the books, the author’s impeccable research is such that she pretty much knows where, on such-and-such a date, Jeanette, Gene and Nelson are. This comes in handy when she tackles the Sharon Rich claims. Her takedown (in Volume 3: After the War) is detailed and conclusive. No one who reads McCormick’s comprehensive account will come away thinking the Raymonds’ marriage was anything but the real deal. The letters they exchanged back McCormick up, and even mention their love life. Yes, the two occasionally had problems, well-chronicled in the book, but so do all couples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eI get that there’s a fantasy element with Jeanette and Nelson fans because they WANT the two together and they were disappointed that they were not. I like that McCormick doesn’t dwell on Eddy, although he is regularly mentioned because he remained friends with both Jeanette and Gene and through the years, there were several announcements that the screen team would professionally reunite after their last picture, I Married an Angel (1942).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMcCormick also rebuts other questionable stories, for instance Jeanette’s interactions with Louis B. Mayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAs I mentioned earlier, the detail is impressive. We learn about every aspect of Gene and (especially) Jeanette’s personal likes and dislikes. At times it seemed too much but ultimately, I enjoy knowing all the minutiae because it added to the whole effect and I felt like I KNEW Jeanette and Gene—not as actors and singers but as real people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe rare photos are extraordinary. And for a couple who were supposedly unhappy (according to other reports), they sure looked as if they were having fun. A 1937 pic of the two sharing a laugh at a costume party is very sweet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAn expressive writer with a light, gentle touch, McCormick presents her facts in an even tone. Even when refuting the Sharon Rich stories, she does so without nastiness or sarcasm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eVolume 1: The War—and Before ($29.95 softcover; $39.95 hardcover); Volume 2: The Letters ($39.95 softcover; $49.95 hardcover); Volume 3: After the War ($29.95 softcover; $39.95 hardcover). If you get all three at once (which I recommend), the price is $92 for softcover; $113 hardcover).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.columbusmovingpictureshow.com\/podcast-1\/episode\/23393677\/maggie-mccormick\" title=\"New podcast with the author\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen to the new podcast\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\u003c!--\n\/* Font Definitions *\/\n @font-face\n\t{font-family:\"Cambria Math\";\n\tpanose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:roman;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Calibri;\n\tpanose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:swiss;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073732485 9 0 511 0;}\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\n p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{mso-style-unhide:no;\n\tmso-style-qformat:yes;\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmargin:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-language:EN-US;}\n.MsoChpDefault\n\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\n\tmso-default-props:yes;\n\tfont-size:10.0pt;\n\tmso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;\n\tmso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;}\n@page WordSection1\n\t{size:8.5in 11.0in;\n\tmargin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;\n\tmso-header-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-footer-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-paper-source:0;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n\t{page:WordSection1;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32070053036066,"sku":"9781629334516","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/5789\/6251\/products\/IllSeeYouAgainVol3_ab225a4f-622a-4e35-b880-f25507bbfb59.jpg?v=1594806435"},{"product_id":"ill-see-you-again-the-bittersweet-love-story-and-wartime-letters-of-jeanette-macdonald-and-gene-raymond-vols-1-3-softcover-editions-by-maggie-mccormick","title":"I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN: THE BITTERSWEET LOVE STORY AND WARTIME LETTERS OF JEANETTE MACDONALD AND GENE RAYMOND, VOLS. 1-3 (SOFTCOVER EDITIONS) by Maggie McCormick","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\u003c!--\n\/* Font Definitions *\/\n @font-face\n\t{font-family:\"Cambria Math\";\n\tpanose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:roman;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Calibri;\n\tpanose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:swiss;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073732485 9 0 511 0;}\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\n p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{mso-style-unhide:no;\n\tmso-style-qformat:yes;\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmargin:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-language:EN-US;}\n.MsoChpDefault\n\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\n\tmso-default-props:yes;\n\tfont-size:10.0pt;\n\tmso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;\n\tmso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;}\n@page WordSection1\n\t{size:8.5in 11.0in;\n\tmargin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;\n\tmso-header-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-footer-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-paper-source:0;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n\t{page:WordSection1;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eVolume 1: The War—and Before\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e traces the lives of Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond, from their modest beginnings through their meeting, marriage, and their activities during World War II.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt shows how they each worked hard to gain worldwide fame, found love, and created an idyllic home together, despite interference from Gene’s mother.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAlways patriotic, both Raymonds gave their all during World War II, both overseas and on the home front, but to the detriment of their marriage and careers.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe picture on the cover was from the Raymonds’ last photo shoot before Gene was sent overseas in 1942.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt was taken on the outdoor steps at their home, Twin Gables.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe book includes photos from Jeanette and Gene’s collection and utilizes personal letters, private documents, and various drafts of Jeanette’s unpublished autobiography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eVolume 2: The Letters \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eis made up of transcriptions of surviving correspondence written by Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond during World War II, giving an insight into their everyday lives.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eTheir wartime letters are touching, full of tenderness, concern, humor, and, occasionally, passion.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThey shared their mundane everyday experiences and asked each other for advice.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eOne can tell that they respected each other, as well as loved each other.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eLike all couples, they didn’t get along 100% of the time.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThey were human and it is that human side that is so endearing. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe cover shows Jeanette at home, with a photo of Gene in uniform on her desk, along with the American and British flags. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWhile he was in the Army Air Force, she proudly displayed his picture and discussed his service in interviews.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAs Gene’s letters prove, he was equally proud of Jeanette’s service on the home front.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe book includes a few photos from the Raymonds’ personal collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .5in; line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eVolume 3: After the War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e examines Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond’s lives following World War II, when changes in the entertainment industry affected their careers.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eMany planned projects never materialized, some of which are described in detail, showing the disappointment that the Raymonds encountered.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe strain and frustration they faced in their careers, as well as the continued interference from Gene’s mother, put stress on their marriage.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThey often were apart, due to their work and Gene’s service in the Air Force Reserve.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAdditionally, Jeanette had numerous health problems, which led to her untimely death.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAlthough Gene remarried nine years after he was widowed, he never stopped loving Jeanette.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHe kept her legacy alive by playing an active role in her fan club, taking flowers to her crypt, and promoting her career in TV and print interviews.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe third volume addresses some of the erroneous information published in other books, web sites, and blogs, and includes the bibliography for the series.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAs with the other volumes, it includes some photos from the Raymonds’ collection and utilizes personal letters, private papers, and various drafts of Jeanette’s unpublished autobiography.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe cover depicts the Raymonds walking in their gardens, a wistful image reminiscent of the end of Jeanette’s favorite film, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eMaytime\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt shows how happy they were to finally be together after the war, unaware that, in less than twenty years, they would be separated by death. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: .5in; 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In most cases, it correlates with the generation in which you grew up. For me, he was King Boris and Commodore Schmidlapp in the 1960s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBatman\u003c\/em\u003e, first on television and then the latter from the movie. Syndication introduced me to a man who helped further our hobby and took his final flight before I had even landed, but I wouldn’t have known that then. Reginald appeared in more than 200 films, was an accomplished stage actor, and became a regular TV actor later in his career. However, if he had only been an accomplished actor, you wouldn’t be reading about him in a model aircraft publication. You see, he was also the “prince of drones.” It’s time that Reginald’s story was told, and who better to share the story of a World War I aviator, actor, and hobbyist who had the foresight to believe that model airplanes could be of benefit to the military than his own granddaughter, Kimberly Pucci, who put that knowledge into a book. A glance at the back cover of the book provides the following summary of what readers will find inside:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e ‘\u003cem\u003ePrince of Drones\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis the remarkable story of Reginald Denny, a forgotten luminary in Hollywood and aviation history. Kim Pucci’s frank and compelling text, along with a trove of behind-the-scenes photographs, shines a light on Denny and brings him to life as an actor, family man, World War I fighter pilot, RC airplane hobbyist, and innovative visionary for military unmanned aircraft. It is the last category that will surprise most people. The tale of his trials and perseverance during the development of his early target drone aircraft, along with the formation of the Radioplane Company and his eventual ouster, is as dramatic as any Hollywood movie. Hollywood and aviation helped build Southern California into the dynamic region it is today. In Prince of Drones they are intimately entwined in the saga of Reginald Denny.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore reading the book, I had a little knowledge about some of the included topics, such as the Dennyplane, Radioplane, Dennymite, and the famous actor who ran a hobby shop that was located in Hollywood. (A sign from that store is on display at the National Model Aviation Museum.) I was also aware of the fact that Norma Jeane (Mortenson) Baker, or Marilyn Monroe as she was later known, was discovered while constructing RC target drones in Reginald’s factory. I eagerly read the book to learn more about Reginald Denny, the full-scale and model aviator, and found myself intrigued by so much more. It is filled with details about the silent era of film, the beginnings of Hollywood studios, and many famous names from Hollywood’s yesteryear. It is clear that the author spent much time researching her grandfather. She takes readers on a journey where they feel almost like costars who are following Reginald through his life because they are present for both the highs and lows. Most of the aviation content, other than that of his service as a WWI aviator, is featured when the book reaches the 1930s, but the fact that I didn’t rush there with the help of the table of contents is a compliment to the author. I highly recommend this book to those who are interested in the fascinating person Reginald was and\/or those who have an interest in Hollywood’s early days. The only caveat is that some details about Reginald’s childhood might not be suitable for younger readers.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Jay Smith, Executive Editor,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eModel Aviation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePark Pilot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMagazines, Academy of Model Aeronautics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A story of stardom and early airplanes that spins like a propeller and reads like a captivating motion picture!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Pen Densham, Bestselling Author, Oscar Nominated and Award-Winning Filmmaker, Motion Picture and Television Producer, Director, and Writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “Kim Pucci has richly captured the essence of Old Hollywood through the life of iconic film legend, Reginald Denny. Not only did Denny star in over 200 films, he was also a hit on Broadway and television. How he found the time and energy to also invent the drone is beyond comprehension, but his legacy lives on today because of it. A great read - I can't recommend it highly enough! Bravo, Kim!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Robin Hutton, New York Times Bestselling Author and Filmmaker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003ePrince of Drones\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis the remarkable story of Reginal Denny, a forgotten luminary in Hollywood and aviation history. Kim Pucci’s frank and compelling text, along with a trove of behind-the-scenes photographs, shines a light on Denny and brings him to life as an actor, family man, World War I fighter pilot, RC airplane hobbyist, and innovative visionary for military unmanned aircraft. It is the last category that will surprise most people. The tale of his trials and perseverance during the development of his early target drone aircraft, along with the formation of the Radioplane Company and his eventual ouster, is as dramatic as any Hollywood movie. Hollywood and aviation helped build Southern California into the dynamic region it is today. In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrince of Drones\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethey are intimately entwined in the saga of Reginald Denny.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Tony Chong, Bestselling Author and Sector Historian, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Aerospace Systems\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Reginald Denny represents the early history of our American film industry and its connection to aviation. In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrince of Drones\u003c\/em\u003e, Kim gallantly brings her legendary grandfather’s legacy to life in this historically factual and magnificent biographical account of the “Hollywood Drone-maker.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Marc Wanamaker, Bestselling Historical Author, Award-Winning Noted Hollywood and Film Historian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Wow. The first chapter reads like a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGame of Thrones\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eReginald Denny overcame obstacles in his life that would have certainly stopped others. His resume of successful films is a life in itself; add to it his flying accomplishments and you have the inspiring life that truly made a difference. Not only was Denny in the middle of film and aviation during its Golden Era, he was visionary in seeing the potential of drones. Could this be made into a movie? Absolutely.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Major General David J. Eichhorn, Former Commander of the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC), Edwards Air Force Base\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Reginald Denny's films have been neglected for far too long. Kimberly Pucci's book does full justice to the man and his work.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Kevin Brownlow, Oscar Winning Filmmaker, Award-Winning Documentarian, Film Historian, and Bestselling Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I do want to take this time to tell you how much I enjoyed your book. I have long been a Denny fan (I even saw him last night in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlockade\u003c\/em\u003e, 1938). I really felt I knew him personally after reading your story. I must confess that I got very tear-eyed a few times near the conclusion. The way you weaved your personal connection to him into the narrative was wonderful. You did an excellent job. The book looks great and reads wonderfully. Thank YOU for keeping your grandfather's memory alive.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Laura Wagner, Bestselling Author and Book Reviewer,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eClassic Images\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eMagazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/5789\/6251\/files\/Prince_of_Drones_Blurbs_2019.docx?v=1622656584\" title=\"Prince of Drones Blurbs \u0026amp; Reviews\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/5789\/6251\/files\/Prince_of_Drones_Blurbs_2019.docx?v=1622656584\"\u003ePrince of Drones Blurbs \u0026amp; Reviews\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/5789\/6251\/files\/Prince_of_Drones_Model_Aviation_Review_Nov_2019_issue.pdf?v=1622656584\" title=\"New Products Worth a Closer Look at Prince of Drones: The Reginald Denny Story\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/5789\/6251\/files\/Prince_of_Drones_Model_Aviation_Review_Nov_2019_issue.pdf?v=1622656584\"\u003eNew Products Worth a Closer Look at Prince of Drones: The Reginald Denny Story\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qWavRaeqqOc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32070126272546,"sku":"9781629334882","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/5789\/6251\/products\/Prince_of_Drones_front_cover.jpg?v=1594806451"},{"product_id":"prince-of-drones-the-reginald-denny-story-hardcover-edition-by-kimberly-pucci","title":"PRINCE OF DRONES: THE REGINALD DENNY STORY (hardback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN  9781629334899\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“HOW FAMILIAR ARE YOU with the name Reginald Denny? In most cases, it correlates with the generation in which you grew up. For me, he was King Boris and Commodore Schmidlapp in the 1960s \u003cem\u003eBatman\u003c\/em\u003e, first on television and then the latter from the movie. Syndication introduced me to a man who helped further our hobby and took his final flight before I had even landed, but I wouldn’t have known that then. Reginald appeared in more than 200 films, was an accomplished stage actor, and became a regular TV actor later in his career. However, if he had only been an accomplished actor, you wouldn’t be reading about him in a model aircraft publication. You see, he was also the “prince of drones.” It’s time that Reginald’s story was told, and who better to share the story of a World War I aviator, actor, and hobbyist who had the foresight to believe that model airplanes could be of benefit to the military than his own granddaughter, Kimberly Pucci, who put that knowledge into a book. A glance at the back cover of the book provides the following summary of what readers will find inside:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cem\u003ePrince of Drones \u003c\/em\u003eis the remarkable story of Reginald Denny, a forgotten luminary in Hollywood and aviation history. Kim Pucci’s frank and compelling text, along with a trove of behind-the-scenes photographs, shines a light on Denny and brings him to life as an actor, family man, World War I fighter pilot, RC airplane hobbyist, and innovative visionary for military unmanned aircraft. It is the last category that will surprise most people. The tale of his trials and perseverance during the development of his early target drone aircraft, along with the formation of the Radioplane Company and his eventual ouster, is as dramatic as any Hollywood movie. Hollywood and aviation helped build Southern California into the dynamic region it is today. In Prince of Drones they are intimately entwined in the saga of Reginald Denny.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore reading the book, I had a little knowledge about some of the included topics, such as the Dennyplane, Radioplane, Dennymite, and the famous actor who ran a hobby shop that was located in Hollywood. (A sign from that store is on display at the National Model Aviation Museum.) I was also aware of the fact that Norma Jeane (Mortenson) Baker, or Marilyn Monroe as she was later known, was discovered while constructing RC target drones in Reginald’s factory. I eagerly read the book to learn more about Reginald Denny, the full-scale and model aviator, and found myself intrigued by so much more. It is filled with details about the silent era of film, the beginnings of Hollywood studios, and many famous names from Hollywood’s yesteryear. It is clear that the author spent much time researching her grandfather. She takes readers on a journey where they feel almost like costars who are following Reginald through his life because they are present for both the highs and lows. Most of the aviation content, other than that of his service as a WWI aviator, is featured when the book reaches the 1930s, but the fact that I didn’t rush there with the help of the table of contents is a compliment to the author. I highly recommend this book to those who are interested in the fascinating person Reginald was and\/or those who have an interest in Hollywood’s early days. The only caveat is that some details about Reginald’s childhood might not be suitable for younger readers.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Jay Smith, Executive Editor, \u003cem\u003eModel Aviation\u003c\/em\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cem\u003ePark Pilot\u003c\/em\u003e Magazines, Academy of Model Aeronautics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A story of stardom and early airplanes that spins like a propeller and reads like a captivating motion picture!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Pen Densham, Bestselling Author, Oscar Nominated and Award-Winning Filmmaker, Motion Picture and Television Producer, Director, and Writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “Kim Pucci has richly captured the essence of Old Hollywood through the life of iconic film legend, Reginald Denny. Not only did Denny star in over 200 films, he was also a hit on Broadway and television. How he found the time and energy to also invent the drone is beyond comprehension, but his legacy lives on today because of it. A great read - I can't recommend it highly enough! Bravo, Kim!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Robin Hutton, New York Times Bestselling Author and Filmmaker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003ePrince of Drones \u003c\/em\u003eis the remarkable story of Reginal Denny, a forgotten luminary in Hollywood and aviation history. Kim Pucci’s frank and compelling text, along with a trove of behind-the-scenes photographs, shines a light on Denny and brings him to life as an actor, family man, World War I fighter pilot, RC airplane hobbyist, and innovative visionary for military unmanned aircraft. It is the last category that will surprise most people. The tale of his trials and perseverance during the development of his early target drone aircraft, along with the formation of the Radioplane Company and his eventual ouster, is as dramatic as any Hollywood movie. Hollywood and aviation helped build Southern California into the dynamic region it is today. In \u003cem\u003ePrince of Drones\u003c\/em\u003e they are intimately entwined in the saga of Reginald Denny.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Tony Chong, Bestselling Author and Sector Historian, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Aerospace Systems\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Reginald Denny represents the early history of our American film industry and its connection to aviation. In \u003cem\u003ePrince of Drones\u003c\/em\u003e, Kim gallantly brings her legendary grandfather’s legacy to life in this historically factual and magnificent biographical account of the “Hollywood Drone-maker.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Marc Wanamaker, Bestselling Historical Author, Award-Winning Noted Hollywood and Film Historian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Wow. The first chapter reads like a \u003cem\u003eGame of Thrones \u003c\/em\u003e Reginald Denny overcame obstacles in his life that would have certainly stopped others. His resume of successful films is a life in itself; add to it his flying accomplishments and you have the inspiring life that truly made a difference. Not only was Denny in the middle of film and aviation during its Golden Era, he was visionary in seeing the potential of drones. Could this be made into a movie? Absolutely.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Major General David J. Eichhorn, Former Commander of the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC), Edwards Air Force Base\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Reginald Denny's films have been neglected for far too long. Kimberly Pucci's book does full justice to the man and his work.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Kevin Brownlow, Oscar Winning Filmmaker, Award-Winning Documentarian, Film Historian, and Bestselling Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I do want to take this time to tell you how much I enjoyed your book. I have long been a Denny fan (I even saw him last night in \u003cem\u003eBlockade\u003c\/em\u003e, 1938). I really felt I knew him personally after reading your story. I must confess that I got very tear-eyed a few times near the conclusion. The way you weaved your personal connection to him into the narrative was wonderful. You did an excellent job. The book looks great and reads wonderfully. 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