YOUNG N[ATHAN] B Editor Your St Louis and Mine

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YOUNG, N[ATHAN] .B., Editor. Your St. Louis and Mine. Copious illustrations throughout. 80 pages. Small 4to, original decorative stiff black and white wrappers. St. Louis, MO, 1937

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an exceptional copy of an exceptional directory compiled and edited by Nathan B. Young Jr. (1893-1993). Young was the co-founder of the St. Louis American. He published edited the newspaper for more than 40 years. The pages of 'Your St. Louis' are filled with historical articles and current civil rights-oriented material: columns like 'What's Wrong and What's Right,' 'Who was Dred Scott,' and 'Where in Politics' all aim to educate the reader as well as inform. The directory introduces readers to Elmer Simms Campbell, the artist behind the gorgeous pin-up girls in Esquire Magazine, and features a full-page article on Josephine Baker. One of the most sophisticated productions we have ever seen. OCLC locates 7 copies.