"Cobb was bursting with
enthusiasm for the projected book. What appealed to him most was the fact that
these stories would be made available to the widest possible group of readers
in a popular one-volume edition.. . .
"It was only a few weeks
later that he passed on. The sense of shock and loss was personal, and yet one
which I shared with countless thousands of people — the world over. Irvin S.
Cobb was a talented writer, after dinner speaker, humorist, and journalist; he
wrote scenarios for movies and acted in them; his pleasant throaty voice was
familiar to millions of radio listeners. But he was, above all, a great
individualist whose name is enshrined—not only for his genius—but for his
Americanism which won American hearts."
This special edition of COBB'S
CAVALCADE edited by B. D. Zevin has been made available to the Armed Forces of
the United States through an arrangement with the original publisher, The World
Publishing Company. Cleveland.
Editions for the Armed Services.
Inc., a non-profit organization established by the Council on Books in Wartime