Another [not] suspect quote: Ira Hayes

[Jonathan Lighter]

Thanks for that tip, Garson. I'm telling the campus library to switch
versions, if  possible.

Bradley & Powers' lack of a source note, the quote's rhetorical context,
and it's post-1999 "popularity" piqued my interest.


JL

On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 8:26 AM, Garson O'Toole
<adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com>wrote:

> ---------------------- Information from the mail header
> -----------------------
> Sender:       American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Poster:       Garson O'Toole <adsgarsonotoole at GMAIL.COM>
> Subject:      Re: Another [not] suspect quote: Ira Hayes
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Many thanks to Joel for taking the time to check the Boston Globe cite
> on microfilm, and thanks to Jonathan for originally pointing out the
> fascinating quotation.
>
> Benjamin Zimmer wrote:
> > The version of Proquest I'm accessing claims to have The Boston Globe
> > from 1872 to 1979, but browsing the issues reveals a gap between 1928
> > and 1958.
>
> The ProQuest website has a page that describes the "ProQuest
> Historical Newspapers" product.
>
> http://www.proquest.com/en-US/catalogs/databases/detail/pq-hist-news.shtml
>
> The description claims that "The Boston Globe - 1872-1979" is included
> in the "ProQuest Historical Newspapers".  However, it is also clear
> that some libraries have a gap in the Boston Globe coverage.
>
> There is a link to a PDF brochure about the Boston Globe database. The
> brochure says "FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER , the in-copyright years of the
> historic Boston Globe (1872-1979) are being made exclusively available
> through this collection."
>
> The ProQuest website does not divulge the names of libraries that
> subscribe to their products. Here is the answer provided by ProQuest:
>
> What libraries in my area subscribe to ProQuest databases?
>
> While contractual obligations prohibit us from disclosing which
> libraries subscribe to ProQuest products (databases) without their
> permission, you may however, conduct a search for local libraries in
> your area by using an internet search engine. Public libraries often
> have a listing of databases they subscribe to on their website. While
> remote authentication may be restricted, in-library use is permitted.
>
> Garson
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org
>



--
"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

------------------------------------------------------------
The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org