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What's Become of the WASPS?

John Leonard reviews fellow book critic Jonathan Yardley's new memoir, Our Kind of People. Leonard disagrees with Yardley's world view, but his real criticism lies in how the author glosses over the enduring literary and cultural legacy of WASPs in the United States.

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Other segments from the episode on March 29, 1989

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, March 29, 1989: Interview with James Fallows; Review of the Tallis Scholars' album "Stabat Mater"; Interview with Kathryn Montgomery; Review of Jonathan Yardley's memoir …

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