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Julia tells, in verse, the story of a girl born into a humble Puerto Rican family at the beginning of last century, and narrates how she became one of Puerto Rico's and Latin America's most beloved poets.

Describes the background and the actions of Joe Louis's most famous bouts.

Veteran new reporter Howard K. Smith tells about his career, which began in earnest with his assignment to cover the outbreak of World War II in Europe, and gave him an inside look at some of the most important events and people in the post-war history of the world.

The author, a speech writer for Harry Truman during the 1948 presidential race, discusses his participation in the whistle stop campaign and his efforts to push Truman's program in the Senate after the election; and provides a portrait of Truman, presenting him as an energetic, honest, humble man with a firm belief in America.