The Blade would “always leap from its scabbard whenever the rights of individuals, or the community, shall be infringed.” With these words, the original owners of The Blade described their choice of a name in an editorial dated December 19, 1935. The newspaper has evolved through the years, and its evolution – the  first 150 years of it — is chronicled here in prose. Hardcover, 374 pages, 6x9.25x1", published 1985.