Riding to hounds has been as much of a sport among well-to-do Americans as among the British gentry More >>>
In the early years of this century, when an American scholar, James Schouler, could still define history as the record of “consecutive public events,” it would have been inconceivable for the Amer More >>>
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When old James E. Taylor exercised his powers of near-total recall to set down memories of the Shenandoah campaign, he left us a unique record of a very new, very hazardous profession More >>>
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Faced with war, famine, and bloody revolution, a political wheel horse turned into a first-class ambassador. More >>>
The Navy and contractor Smith accused each other of fraud. The Navy won—until the President took a hand More >>>
The modern city plays host to conventions and tourists, but it still retains the slightly racy charm that has always made it dear to its natives More >>>