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Allan Chase
1913–1993
Best known for probing big public questions, this American writer and independent scholar tackled subjects from fascism in the Americas to racism, public health, and vaccination history. His books mix investigative drive with a strong interest in how ideas shape everyday life.
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The Five Arrows
by Allan Chase
About the author
Born in New York City in 1913, Allan Chase was an American writer and independent scholar whose work ranged widely across politics, science, and social history. Early in his career he wrote books such as Falange: The Axis Secret Army in the Americas and The Five Arrows, showing a clear interest in the forces shaping the modern world.
He later became especially known for The Legacy of Malthus: The Social Costs of the New Scientific Racism, which won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Nonfiction in 1978. His other notable books include The Biological Imperatives and Magic Shots, a history of the long struggle to control infectious disease through vaccination.
Chase died in 1993. Even from the limited biographical record available online, his writing stands out for its ambition: he took on large, difficult subjects and tried to connect intellectual history with real human consequences.