Pat Frank (May 5, 1908 - October 12, 1964) on Economics and Consumerism

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(1908 - 1964)

American Writer, Newspaperman, Government Consultant, Defense Dept. Advocate, Conservative and Right-wing Supporter

: An American writer, newspaperman, and government consultant. Frank's best known work is the 1959 Alas, Babylon, and Forbidden Area. (From: Wikipedia.org.)


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“...hated grocery shopping. None of the elaborate surveys and studies in depth of the buying habits of Americans had a classification for Randolph Bragg. Usually he grabbed a cart and sprinted for the meat counter, where he dropped a written order. Then he raced up and down the aisles, snatching cans and bottles and boxes and cartons from shelves and freezers apparently at random, running down small children and bumping old ladies...”

Source: "Alas, Babylon," by Pat Frank, Harper Perennial, New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, 1959. Chapter 3, Page 44.

"Alas, Babylon," by Pat Frank, Harper Perennial, New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, 1959.

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