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From: The Christian Science Monitor
Date: 19990618
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As the noble exploits of man in the 20th century are recalled in passing, I shall add the adventures of Joe Knowles, which certainly will be ignored otherwise. "Tarzan of the Apes," by Edgar Rice Burroughs, was the current juvenile adventure hero. Tarzan of the British peerage was brought up by apes in the jungle, and there was some dispute as to whether a mere lad could survive in such a predicament, let alone prosper.

And one Monday morning the staff of the Boston Sunday Post was discussing topics for the next Sunday, and Tarzan was brought up. Could modern man brave the ...

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