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Read chapter 6, if nothing else, for a better understanding of how slavery influenced American capitalism.

… “Southerners wanted their human property to count toward their congressional representation but not against their tax bill.”

Up to chapter 13

So much of the book is worth reading. The film section is a reminder of how many pioneering films came out of the 1940s. But the fashion section is a mystery, not transcendent of its time at all. Poetry is up next.

Paused at Orwell's review of Heart of the Matter. Harsh, need to look back at my own impressions.