"Better Dead Than Red"

[Joel S. Berson]

At 12/14/2008 08:46 AM, Sam Clements wrote:
>I assume you already have the Google book hit for 1938.  It says "better
>dead than red-white-red."  While it's only a snippet view, the book, an
>Engliish translation of  "The Last Five Hours of Austria"  by Eugen
>Lennhoff, Leigh Farnell, is available at Princeton.

Also at the Harvard Depository.

Joel

>And the date is
>correct.
>
>Sam Clements
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Shapiro, Fred" <fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU>
>To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
>Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 08:47
>Subject: "Better Dead Than Red"
>
>
>>I would welcome any information about pre-1961 usage of the phrase "better
>>dead than Red."
>>
>>Fred Shapiro
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