Considering the deep pockets of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,
there is no way they would have allowed another magazine to
appear with a name so close to their keystone publication of
Nation's Business. I had a friend who worked on the mag and
myself back in the 1980s used to escort luminaries to their
lavish offices to appear on their television programs.
You probably don't need me to tell you this but in addition
to the fascinating novels written by James Atlee Phillips
under the name Phillip Atlee, I wholeheartedly recommend his
1949 novel SUITABLE FOR FRAMING published by Macmillan. My
goodness, the opening scene with the Mexican wrestler in the
arena is worth whatever price you pay for the novel! Anyone
on this list who has not read this novel is missing a real
treat.
I also like his earlier novel THE CASE OF THE SHIVERING
CHORUS GIRLS
(1942)but caution that it is more in the vein of Nero Wolf
than hardboiled.
Finally, James Atlee Phillips belongs in my personal hall of
fame for having written the screenplay to that wonderful
drive-in favorite "Thunder Road" starring Robert
Mitchum.
Richard Moore
--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, <valdin@...>
wrote:
>
> Richard Moore wrote:
> <<
> > Two thoughts on finding that story. There is a
magazine
> > called "Nation's Business" that is published by
the U.S. Chamber
of
> > Commerce. It didn't publish fiction when I used
to see copies in
the
> > 1980s but that doesn't mean it didn't in the
early 1950s. The
U.S.
> > Chamber is a huge operation in Washington, DC
and I would be
> > surprised if they didn't have a complete run of
the magazine.
> >
> > Secondly, this is a real long shot but James
Atlee Phillips' son
> > Shawn Phillips was living in Austin, Texas the
last I heard.
Shawn
> > achieved some renown as a musician and is still
rocking at the
age of
> > 65 according to the website
www.shawnphillips.com
> >
> > Richard Moore
> >>
>
> Thanks for your reply, Richard.
>
> My connection to James Atlee Phillips actually began
with his son
Shawn. My interest in Shawn Phillips lead me into reading the
Joe Gall series that James Atlee Phillips penned under the
name Philip Atlee.
>
> I'm enjoying the series and now I'm looking for
other James Atlee
Phillips stories. Hence my interest in The Big Rig.
>
> I googled "The Nation's Business" and found
"Nation's Business"
mag, by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. I didn't figure they
were the same...but now I think I'll pursue that line.
>
> THANKS for the recommendation, Richard.
>
>
> Leonard
>
> ***
>
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